Ioannis Sachpatzidis (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yannis) (

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: Γιάννης Σαχπατζίδης; born September 29, 1993, in

Thessaloniki, Greece Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of ...

) is a

professional

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player for Doxa Lefkadas of the

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. He is a 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) tall

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Professional career

Sachpatzidis played

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level basketball with X.A.N. Thessaloniki, until he joined the Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek top-tier level

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. The same year, he was loaned to Irakleio of the Greek B League (Greek 3rd Division), where he averaged almost 10 points per game. The following season, he joined

Pagrati Pangrati or Pagrati ( el, Παγκράτι) is a neighborhood in Central Athens, Greece, having an estimated population of 35,173 residents. Named after the ancient sanctuary of Hercules Pancrates ("All Powerful"), its frontage runs from Vasil ...

of the Greek A2 League (Greek 2nd Division), where he was coached by Dinos Kalampakos. On August 18, 2016, he joined Koroivos Amaliadas of the Greek Basket League, where he eventually became the

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. The following season, he renewed his contract until 2018. In 2018, he joined the Greek A2 League club

Ionikos Nikaias Ionikos Nikaias (full name Athlitikos Omilos Ionikos Nikaias, A.O. Ionikos Nikaias / el, Α.Ο. Ιωνικός Νικαίας) is a Greek multi-sports club that is based in Nikaia, Piraeus. It was founded in 1965, and it has teams in football, b ...

. On July 18, 2020, Sachpatzidis joined

Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis ( el, Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης; 11 July 1832 – 30 March 1896) was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. He is best remembered for introducing the vote of c ...

of the Greek A2 League.Sachpatzidis signed with Charilaos Trikoupis!
/ref> With Trikoupis, he gained the promotion to the

, while leading the division in blocks. He renewed his contract with the club until 2021. On July 15, 2021, Sachpatzidis moved to

Larisa Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...

. On January 9, 2022, he parted ways with Larisa and officially returned to

. In 8 games, he averaged only 1.6 points and 1.5 rebounds, playing around 7 minutes per contest.

References

External links

Sfera Sports Association
Profile
Eurobasket.com
Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Sachpatzidis, Ioannis 1993 births Living people Centers (basketball) Charilaos Trikoupis B.C. players Greek Basket League players Greek men's basketball players Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players Irakleio B.C. players Koroivos B.C. players Larisa B.C. players Pagrati B.C. players Power forwards Rethymno B.C. players Basketball players from Thessaloniki