Nestoras Kommatos (

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: Νέστορας Κόμματος; born May 4, 1977) is a Greek former professional

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player and, as of recently, the team manager for

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(formerly known as Ermis Agias) of the

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. During his pro

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career, at a height of 6'8" (2.03 m) tall, he played at the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Kommatos began his career with the youth teams of Perseas Larissas. He then transferred to the Greek club Gymnastikos S. Larissas, in 1996. In 2000, he transferred to the Greek team Makedonikos. He then moved to the Greek team PAOK, where he stayed for a year, and then to the Greek team

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. In 2005, Kommatos moved to the

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basketball giants

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, and he won the EuroLeague's 2005 championship with them. He then played with

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in the

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, and then with

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in the Spanish League. In 2006, he played with the Greek club

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 Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

, and in 2007, he moved to the Russian club

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. Kommatos joined the Greek League club

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''Athletic Union of Larissa''), foun ...

, for the 2008–09 season. In the 2009–10 season, he played with the Greek club Gymnastikos Olympia. In the 2010–11 season, he played with the Greek club

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and the Turkish club

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. Kommatos began the 2011–12 season with Maroussi, and in February 2012, he moved to

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of the Italian Second Division, to replace

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, who was out for the remainder of the season, due to an injury. He played with the Geek club

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, during the 2012–13 season. He joined the Greek club Trikala Aries, on 13 September 2013. He then moved to the Greek club Kolossos Rodou, before joining the Greek club Ermis Agias Larissa, where he finished his career, spending his last five active seasons.

National team career

Kommatos was also a member of the senior

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. With Greece's senior national team, he had 5

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Personal life

Kommatos is the son of a

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Awards and accomplishments

*2× Greek League All-Star: (2003, 2004) * Greek All-Star Game

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: (2004) *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

Winner: (2004) * Greek Cup MVP: (2004) *

Israeli State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

Winner: (2005) * EuroLeague

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: (2005) * Israeli League Champion: (2005) *

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Winner: (2005) *

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Winner: (2005)

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileSpanish League Profile

Italian League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Turkish League ProfileHellenic Basketball Federation Profile
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