Michailis "Missas" Pantazopoulos (alternate spelling: Misas) (

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: Μιχάλης "Μίσσας" Πανταζόπουλος; 1924 – 25 April 2006) was a Greek professional

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player and

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Playing career

Club career

During his

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career, Pantazopoulos played with the Greek teams Panellionios and Panathinaikos. With Panellinios, he won 2 Greek League championships, in 1939 and 1940. He also won 3 Greek League championships with Panathinaikos, in 1946, 1947, and 1950.

National team career

Pantazopoulos was a member of the senior

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. With Greece, he won the bronze medal at the 1949 EuroBasket.

Coaching career

Clubs

During his playing career, Papazoglou was also a

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. He continued to work as a

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, after he retired from playing. He was the

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of the Greek clubs Panathinaikos and

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

. As a head coach, he won a total of 8 Greek League championships. He won the Greek League championship with Panathinaikos, in 1946, 1947, 1950, and 1951. He also won the Greek League championship with AEK Athens, in 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966. He also led AEK Athens to the

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(1966 EuroLeague Final Four).

National team

Pantazopoulos was also the head coach of the senior

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, and the

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. He also coached Greece at the 1968 and 1969 Balkan Championships.

References

External links

FIBA ProfileHellenic Basketball Federation Player Profile

Hellenic Basketball Federation Coach Profile
1924 births 2006 deaths AEK B.C. coaches Greek basketball coaches Greek men's basketball players Greece national basketball team coaches Panathinaikos B.C. coaches Panathinaikos B.C. players Panellinios B.C. players {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub