Michalis Giannouzakos ( el, Μιχάλης Γιαννουζάκος; born 1949) is a retired Greek

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Playing career

Club playing career

Giannouzakos began playing club basketball with the Greek club XAN Thessaloniki (YMCA) in 1964. He moved to AEK Athens in 1974. He then joined

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in 1981.

National team career

Giannouzakos was a member of the senior men's

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. With Greece's senior men's national team, he had 147 caps, and he scored 956 points (6.5 points per game). With Greece's senior men's team, he played at the 1972 Pre-Olympic Tournament, the EuroBasket 1973, the

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, and the EuroBasket 1979.Michalis GIANNOUZAKOS (GRE) participated in 7 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Coaching career

After he retired from his playing career, Giannouzakos became a

. During the 2018-2019 season coach Gianouzakos joined Aetos B.C., a team that plays in thessaloniki's amateur C1 league. Coaching rising stars Taxiarhis Papaevangellou, Alex Tsiro, Durex, Marios Lagos and Mitso Palla.

References

External links

FIBA ProfileHellenic Basketball Federation Profile
1949 births Living people AEK B.C. players Aris B.C. players Greek basketball coaches Greek men's basketball players Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. coaches Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards X.A.N. Thessaloniki B.C. players Competitors at the 1971 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub