Efstratios "Stratos" Perperoglou ( Greek: Στράτος Περπέρογλου; born August 7, 1984) is a Greek former professional

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player. He is 2.03 m (6'8") tall and he played mainly at the

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position.

Professional career

Perperoglou began his playing career with the youth clubs of AO Kavalas and Iviskos. He started his professional career with Ilysiakos in 2002, and then he moved to

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'') ...

in 2004. In 2007, he transferred from

to the big Greek EuroLeague club

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

. With Panathinaikos, Perperoglou won 4 Greek League championships (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) and 3 Greek Cups (2008, 2009, 2012). He also won 2 EuroLeague titles (2009, 2011), and the

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with Panathinaikos, in 2009. In August 2012, he signed a two-year contract with

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 ...

. With Olympiacos, he won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague. He also won the 2013 edition of the

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. On June 18, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with

Anadolu Efes Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.''(lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in a wide geographical area comprising Turkey, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independe ...

. On July 23, 2015, he left Efes and signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa. On September 21, 2017, he signed with Israeli club

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for the 2017–18 season. On August 3, 2018, Perperoglou moved to

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and signed for

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...

for the 2018–19 season. Also, he played the 2019–20 season for the Zvezda. In July 2021, Perperoglou announced his retirement from his basketball career at age 36.

National team career

Greece junior national team

Perperoglou won bronze medals with Greece junior national teams at both the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. He also played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Greece men's national team

Perperoglou has also played with the

Greece men's national basketball team The Greece men's national basketball team ( el, Eθνική Oμάδα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ελλάδος) represents Greece in international basketball. They are controlled by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, the governing body for ...

, and they won the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket. He also represented Greece at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the 2013 EuroBasket, the

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, and the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Personal life

Perperoglou is married to former WNBA player

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 9 , , 4 , , 9.9 , , .485 , , .250 , , .333 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .3 , , .1 , , 3.9 , , 3.1 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2008–09† , 21 , , 19 , , 18.2 , , .457 , , .325 , , .783 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 5.5 , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , 15 , , 14 , , 20.7 , , .516 , , .500 , , .846 , , 1.9 , , 1.2 , , 1.8 , , .3 , , 6.1 , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2010–11† , 22 , , 11 , , 18.3 , , .424 , , .404 , , .685 , , 2.3 , , 0.7 , , .5 , , .3 , , 7.1 , , 5.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 11 , , 5 , , 15.5 , , .395 , , .333 , , .500 , , 1.5 , , 0.7 , , .4 , , .2 , , 3.7 , , 1.6 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2012–13† , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2,

, 31 , , 1 , , 16.6 , , .398 , , .299 , , .760 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .1 , , 5.8 , , 4.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 22 , , 10 , , 20.2 , , .458 , , .462 , , .850 , , 2.8 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , .0 , , 9.9 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;",

, 27 , , 20 , , 23.9 , , .387 , , .344 , , .868 , , 3.7 , , 1.3 , , .9 , , .2 , , 9.8 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2,

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, 29 , , 25 , , 22.0 , , .417 , , .379 , , .706 , , 3.1 , , 1.1 , , .6 , , .2 , , 8.3 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 22 , , 15 , , 21.0 , , .395 , , .358 , , .682 , , 3.1 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , .2 , , 6.4 , , 6.5 , - class="sortbottom" , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2,

, 13 , , 0 , , 16.3 , , .400 , , .357 , , .727 , , 2.6 , , .5 , , .5 , , .3 , , 7.8 , , 5.2 , - class="sortbottom" , - , style="text-align:center;" , Career , 222 , , 124 , , 18.4 , , .450 , , .371 , , .761 , , 2.6 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .2 , , 7.1 , , 5.9 , -

Awards and accomplishments

Pro clubs

*6× Greek League All-Star: (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014) * Greek League Best Five: (2007) *3×

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: (2008, 2009, 2012) *4× Greek League Champion: (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) *3× EuroLeague

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: (2009, 2011, 2013) *

Winner: (2009) *

Champion: (

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) *

EuroLeague MVP of the Month The EuroLeague MVP of the Month is the award of Europe's premier level basketball league, the EuroLeague, for the most valuable player of each month of the season. The award began in the 2004–05 season, after the EuroLeague eliminated the Eur ...

: (December 2013) *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...

Winner: (2015) *

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Winner: (

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) * Adriatic Supercup Winner: (2018) * All-Adriatic League Team (

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) *

Adriatic League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mac ...

Champion: (2019) *

Serbian League The Serbian League () is the third level football league in Serbia. It consists of four groups, namely Belgrade, East, Vojvodina, and West. The winner of each group earns promotion to the Serbian First League. History 1992–1995 In the summer of ...

champion: (2019)

Greek junior national team

* 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: * 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup:

Greek senior national team

* 2009 EuroBasket: