Evangelos "Vangelis" Vourtzoumis (alternate spelling: Vaggelis) ( el, Βαγγέλης Βουρτζούμης) (born October 30, 1969) is a retired

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professional

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player.

Professional career

Vourtzoumis won three European titles on three different Greek teams. In 1993, he played with

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and with them he won the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup against Efes, at Torino. In 1996, he played with

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, and with them he was a winner of the EuroLeague championship at Paris. In 2001, he won the

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championship with

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. Vourtzoumis also won the Greek League championship in 1989, 1990, and 1991, and two Greek Cups, in 1990 and 1992, while playing with Aris. He also won the 1998 Greek League championship, and the 1996 Greek Cup title, with

National team career

Vourtzoumis had eight

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with the senior men's

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, and he averaged 5.9 points per game.

External links

FIBA Europe ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileItalian League Profile
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