Emmanouil "Manolis" "Manos" Papamakarios (

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: Εμμανουήλ "Μανόλης" "Μάνος" Παπαμακάριος; born August 26, 1980) is a retired Greek professional

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player. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3 in) tall and he mainly played as a shooting guard, but he could also play at the point guard,

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, and

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positions.

Professional playing career

Born in

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, Papamakarios began his professional basketball career with the Greek League club

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in 1998. He then moved to Makedonikos in 2004, and then to Olympiacos Piraeus in 2005. After spending three seasons with Olympiacos Piraeus, he decided to leave the team in 2008, when he signed a two-year contract with Panellinios. He then moved to the Spanish League club GBC. He joined the Greek club Panelefsiniakos in 2013. On December 3, 2014 he signed with Greek club KAOD. In 2015, Papamakarios signed with the emerging powerhouse, Faros Keratsiniou, of the Greek A2 League. In 2016, he signed with the Greek 2nd Division club

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. In 2017, he joined the Greek club Gymnastikos Faros Larissas. On July 12, 2018, Papamakarios announced his official retirement from playing professional basketball in a letter, but in the same letter he also mentioned that he would remain close to the sport in another capacity. Later that same day, he became the sports director of Ifaistos Limnou.

National team career

Papamakarios won the bronze medal at the

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with Greece's junior national team. He also played at the 1999

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, and at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He was also a member of the senior men's

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Post-playing career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Papamakarios became the sports director of Ifaistos Limnou, in 2018.

Awards and accomplishments

Player

: *2× Greek League All-Star: (2007, 2010)

References

External links

Twitter AccountEuroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile

Greek League Profile

Panellinios BC star: Manolis Papamakarios
{{DEFAULTSORT:Papamakarios, Manolis 1980 births Living people Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players Doukas B.C. players Faros Keratsiniou B.C. players Gipuzkoa Basket players Greek basketball executives and administrators Greek men's basketball players Greek expatriate basketball people in Spain Greek Basket League players Gymnastikos S. Larissas B.C. players K.A.O.D. B.C. players Liga ACB players Makedonikos B.C. players Olympiacos B.C. players Panelefsiniakos B.C. players Panellinios B.C. players Peristeri B.C. players Point guards Shooting guards Small forwards Basketball players from Athens