Michalis Giannakidis (alternate spellings: Michail, Mihalis) (

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: Μιχάλης Γιαννακίδης; born April 6, 1988) is a Greek professional

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player and current basketball executive. During his

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playing career, at a height of is 1.92 m (6'3 ") tall, he played at the

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position.

Professional career

Giannakidis began his professional club career in the Greek Second Division with

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, during the 2006–07 season. He moved to the Greek First Division club PAOK, before the 2008–09 season. In 2012, he moved to the Greek club

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, where he played in 27 games. In 2013, he joined the Greek club Trikala Aries. In 2014, he moved to the Greek club

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, and in October 2015, he moved to the Greek club

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.Kavala signed Michalis Giannakidis.
/ref> He finished his playing career with the Greek clubs Iraklis and Agrinio. He retired from playing pro club basketball in 2020.

National team career

With Greece's junior national teams, Giannakidis played at the following tournaments: the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the

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, the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the

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, and the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Managerial career

After he ended his basketball playing career, Giannakis began working as a basketball executive. He became the

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of the Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki, in 2020.

References

External links

EuroCup ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile
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