Michalis Tsairelis (alternate spellings: Michail, Michailis, Mihalis) (

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: Μιχάλης Τσαϊρέλης; born February 23, 1988) is a Greek professional

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player for Promitheas Patras of the

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and the EuroCup. He is a 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall

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Professional career

After playing with the

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in the Greek minors, during the 2006–07 season, Tsairelis began his professional career with

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, in the

, during the 2007–08 season. He spent the 2008–09 season with

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, and the 2009–10 season with Trikala 2000. He then returned to Aris for the next two seasons, before joining PAOK in 2012. He then moved to the Spanish League club Canarias in 2014. He joined the Greek EuroLeague club

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

in February 2015. On August 5, 2016, Tsairelis signed a two-year contract with Aris. After a very successful 2018-19 campaign with Promitheas Patras, Tsairelis signed a two-year contract with Ifaistos Limnou on July 3, 2019. On July 28, 2020, Tsairelis moved back to Thessaloniki for Iraklis. On March 11, 2021, he transferred to

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, replacing

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. On August 3, 2021, Tsairelis signed with

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. In 35 league games, he averaged 7.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1 assist, playing around 21 minutes per contest. On July 29, 2022, Tsairelis returned to Promitheas Patras.

National team career

With Greece's junior national teams, Tsairelis played at 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. He has also been a member of the senior men's

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. He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

* Greek Youth All-Star Game MVP: (2010) *2× Greek League Senior All-Star: (2013, 2014) *2× Greek League champion ( 2015, 2016)

Professional career

National team career

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

References

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