Michail Misunov (alternate spelling: Misounof) (russian: Михаил Мисунов, el, Μιχάλης Μισούνοφ (Michalis Misunov); born 27 May 1964) is a retired

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player with descent from North Macedonia and Greece. Born in Moscow, Misunov started his professional career with KK Šibenka. Subsequently, he moved to the

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team

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, with whom he won several national domestic and international trophies. He also played for Iraklis,

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, and

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Early life

He was born in Moscow to a

father and an

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mother from

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Professional career

Misunov started his career in

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with Šibenka's basketball club, and he played in

in the period of 1987–1997. With Aris, he won Greek League 4 championships (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991), and 4 Greek Cups (1988, 1989, 1990, 1992). In 1993, he also won the 2nd-tier

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. He also played with Iraklis,

, and

References

External links

FIBA Europe ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
1964 births Living people Aris B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players KK Šibenik players Expatriate sportspeople in Yugoslavia Macedonian men's basketball players Mens Sana Basket players Papagou B.C. players Power forwards (basketball) Russian people of Greek descent Basketball players from Moscow {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub