Dionysios "Sakis" Giannakopoulos (alternate spelling: Dionysis; el, Διονύσης "Σάκης" Γιαννακόπουλος; born October 24, 1982) is a former Greek professional
basketball
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player and current
assistant coach
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History
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for
Lavrio of the
Greek League, where he spent the majority of his playing career. He was a
shooting guard
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small forward
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Professional career
Giannakopoulos played
club basketball in the Greek minors with
Panelefsiniakos (2000–2001), Poseidonas Kalamatas (2001–2004), and
Lavrio (2004–2010). He started his
pro
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career with Lavrio, in the
Greek 2nd Division, in the 2010–11 season. He was voted the Greek 2nd Division's
MVP that same season.
With Lavrio, he played in the top-tier level
Greek Basket League, for the first time, during the
2015–16 season. He was Lavrio's long-time
team captain. Giannakopoulos played in over 150 games with Lavrio, and he is the record holder of the club in most games played.
After playing 3 seasons with Lavrio in Greece's top-tier level league, he retired from playing professional basketball in 2018.
National team career
Giannakopoulos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national team, he played at the
2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
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, where he won a bronze medal.
Dionysios GIANNAKOPOULOS (GRE) participated in 1 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Coaching career
On August 7, 2018, Lavrio announced that Giannakopoulos was retiring from playing professional basketball and joining the team's coaching staff as an assistant coach
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References
External links
FIBA.com ProfileEurobasket.com Profile
Greek League Profile
1982 births
Living people
Greek basketball coaches
Greek Basket League players
Greek men's basketball players
Lavrio B.C. players
Lavrio B.C. coaches
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Kalamata
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