Konstantinos "Kostas" Petropoulos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Πετρόπουλος) is a

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former professional

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, and a retired professional

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player. During his playing career, he was nicknamed "Nureyev".

Professional career

During his pro

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career, Petropoulos played basketball with the Greek club

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, from 1971 to 1987. On 4 April 1976, in a Greek Second Division game between Apollon Patras and

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, Petropoulos scored 93 points. On 11 January 1986, in a Greek First Division game between Apollon Patras and

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, Petropoulos scored 51 points. After having six surgeries due to injuries, Petropoulos retired from playing pro club basketball in 1987, at the age of 31. Over his pro club career, Petropoulos scored a total of 4,255 points in Greece's top-tier level Basket League.

National team career

With Greece's junior national teams, Petropoulos played at the 1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and at the

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. Petropoulos was also a member of the senior men's Greek national team. He played in 77

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with Greece's senior national team. With Greece, he won the gold medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games. He also played with Greece at the 1980 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and at the 1981 EuroBasket.1981 European Championship for Men 7 - Kostos Petropoulos.
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Coaching career

Clubs

After he finished his playing career, Petropoulos became a

. He acted as the

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of the Greek clubs

, Sporting,

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, and

Panellinios Panellinios G.S. (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greece, Greek sports club, mult ...

Greek NT

Petropoulos was the head coach of the senior men's Greek national team, from 1999 to 2001. He was Greece's head coach at the 1999 EuroBasket and the 2001 EuroBasket.

References

External links

FIBA Archive ProfileHellenic Basketball Federation Player Profile
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