Panagiotis Karatzas ( el, Παναγιώτης Καρατζάς; born June 29, 1965 in

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

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) is a retired Greek professional

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player.

Professional career

During his pro

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career, Karatzas was an important member of the Greek club Pagrati, where he played from 1983 to 1990. After that, he played with the Greek 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 ...

, from 1990 to 1994. With Olympiacos, he won the Greek League championship in 1993 and 1994, and the

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 ...

title in 1994. In 1995, he returned to Pagrati. He finished his career with the Greek club Agiou Thoma Goudi.

National team career

Karatzas was a member of the

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that played at the 1986 FIBA World Championship. The

won the gold medal at the

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.Panagiotis KARATZAS (GRE).
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References

External links

Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile
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