Savvas Manousos ( el, Σάββας Μανούσος) (born July 4, 1985) is a Greek professional

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player for Union Dax-Gamarde of the Nationale Masculine 2. Born in

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, he can play both the power forward and the center positions. He is 2.08 m (6'10") in height.

Player profile

Manousos is a right-handed, strong player and pesky defender. He can play the power forward and the center positions. Manousos played at PAOK youth teams. During 2002-03 season he has contract with the first team, but he was uncapped.

Professional career

Manousos began his professional career in 2005 with KAOD in the Greek 2nd Division. The same year, he joined Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League, where he stayed until the end of the season. He then played with the Greek 1st Division club AEL 1964, during the 2005–06 season, and then with

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during the same season. He then played for two seasons at

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with

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and Olympiada Patras before joining the Cypriot 1st Division side AEL Limassol.AE Limassol signed Savvas Manousos.
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before leaving Greece in order to sign with the Slovak club

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. He returned at Greece and joined Doxa Lefkadas, where he stayed for one season. He then played for Lavrio and Ermis Lagkada in the Greek 2nd Division. On August 23, 2015, he signed with the Greek club Doxa Lefkadas. He then joined

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of the Greek 2nd Division. On January 5, 2017, Manousos left Kavala due to financial problems and signed with

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of Spain for the rest of the 2016–17 season.

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