Spyridon "Spyros" Panteliadis (alternate spellings: Spiridon, Spyros) ( el, Σπυρίδων "Σπύρος" Παντελιάδης; (born January 30, 1977 in

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) is a Greek

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player. At 1.91 m (6 ft. 3 in.) tall, he played at the point guard position.

Professional career

Panteliadis started playing basketball with

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

and he played with them in the

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in the 1993–94 season. He also loaned to

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, during 1996–97 season. His first pro contract started with

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. In the early years of his career, he won the Greek League championship and the

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with

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 ...

. He then moved to Ionikos N.F., and then to Spain and Ciudad de Huelva, and then to PAOK. He then moved to the German League club

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. He then played with

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and Kolossos Rodou. He then played in the Greek minor league divisions with Polis Kallitheas, Kouros Anavissou, and Kronos Geraka.

National team career

Panteliadis was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national team, he played at the

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Awards and accomplishments

winner: (2001) * Greek League champion: (2002)

External links

FIBA Europe profileEuroleague.net profileEurobasket.com profile
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