Spyridon "Spyros" Panteliadis (alternate spellings: Spiridon, Spyros) ( el, Σπυρίδων "Σπύρος" Παντελιάδης; (born January 30, 1977 in
Athens
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,
Greece
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) is a Greek
professional
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basketball
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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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* Vitomir ...
in the 1993–94 season. He also loaned to
Esperos Kallitheas B.C.
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, during 1996–97 season. His first pro contract started with
Maroussi
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. In the early years of his career, he won the
Greek League championship and the
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second most ...
with
AEK Athens
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.
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
Skyliners
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. He then played with
Aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
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* Aris (surname)
Given name
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* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
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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
1994 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
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Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְ ...
.
Awards and accomplishments
*
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 ...
winner: (2001)
*
Greek League champion: (2002)
External links
FIBA Europe profileEuroleague.net profileEurobasket.com profile
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1977 births
Living people
AEK B.C. players
Aris B.C. players
Esperos B.C. players
Greek Basket League players
Greek men's basketball players
Ionikos N.F. B.C. players
Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
Maroussi B.C. players
Panionios B.C. players
P.A.O.K. BC players
Point guards
Skyliners Frankfurt players
Basketball players from Athens