Konstantinos "Kostas" Tsartsaris ( el, Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Τσαρτσαρής; born October 17, 1979 in Veria, Greece), is a retired Greek professional

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player and

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, who spent most of his playing career with the Greek League team

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 ...

. At 6 ft 10 in (2.10 m) tall and 115.4 kg (255 lb.) in weight, he played at the mainly at the

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position, but he could also play at the

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position if needed.

Professional playing career

Club career

Tsartsaris was first noticed by professional Greek clubs as a wonder kid, when he was playing in the lower divisions for the team of Filippos Verias. Because Filippos did not allow him to move to another Greek club, he chose at the age of 17 to play for Úrvalsdeild karla club U.M.F. Grindavik for the 1997–98 season. Throughout the season, he averaged 20.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 4.5 blocks per game. He returned to Greece in 1998, and he was signed on a free transfer by

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. The following year, he moved to

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, and in 2002, he moved to

. With Panathinaikos, he was the Greek Cup MVP for 3 consecutive years (2006, 2007, 2008). In June 2013, after conquering the double in Greece, by winning both the Greek League and Greek Cup in the same season, Tsartsaris announced his decision to finish his playing career, after wearing Panathinaikos' jersey for 11 successful years.

National team career

Tsartsaris was a member of the senior men's

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that won the gold medal at the

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and the silver medal at the

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. He also played at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, the

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, the

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, and the

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Coaching career

Tsartsaris began his coaching career in 2014, working at the young cadet academy school level.Ο coach Τσαρτσαρής .
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, with

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 11 , , 9 , , 31.0 , , .536 , , .440 , , .784 , , 6.2 , , 1.9 , , .5 , , .3 , , 11.1 , , 13.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , 14 , , 12 , , 29.3 , , .522 , , .143 , , .645 , , 6.3 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , 10.2 , , 11.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002-03 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=11,

, 19 , , 6 , , 12.2 , , .688 , , .333 , , .609 , , 2.2 , , .4 , , .3 , , .3 , , 4.5 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , 20 , , 13 , , 21.4 , , .607 , , .286 , , .707 , , 5.2 , , .9 , , .7 , , .4 , , 8.8 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , 25 , , 21 , , 19.1 , , .588 , , .364 , , .646 , , 4.3 , , .8 , , .6 , , .4 , , 7.7 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , 23 , , 21 , , 18.2 , , .485 , , .463 , , .667 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .4 , , 6.6 , , 6.3 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2006–07† , 23 , , 15 , , 19.1 , , .564 , , .244 , , .694 , , 4.5 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , .5 , , 6.6 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , 12 , , 7 , , 16.3 , , .655 , , .444 , , .957 , , 3.4 , , .9 , , .2 , , .3 , , 8.0 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2008–09† , 19 , , 12 , , 13.1 , , .462 , , .286 , , .542 , , 3.4 , , .5 , , .6 , , .3 , , 3.5 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , 6 , , 1 , , 13.1 , , .364 , , .333 , , 1.000 , , 2.7 , , .8 , , .2 , , .2 , , 2.7 , , 3.3 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;",

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† , 22 , , 8 , , 15.4 , , .638 , , .294 , , .767 , , 3.0 , , .6 , , .6 , , .2 , , 5.5 , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 17 , , 2 , , 14.2 , , .475 , , .231 , , .800 , , 2.7 , , .5 , , .4 , , .2 , , 4.2 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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Awards and accomplishments

Pro playing career

* Icelandic Cup Winner: (1998) * Greek League Best Young Player: (1999) * 7× Greek League All-Star Game selection: (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) * 10× Greek League Champion: (2003, 2004, 2005,

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

, 2010, 2011, 2013) * 8×

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Winner: (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013) * Greek League Best Five: (2004) * 3× Greek Cup MVP: (2006, 2007, 2008) * Greek Cup Finals Top Scorer: (2007) * 3× EuroLeague

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: (2007, 2009, 2011) * 2×

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Winner: (2007, 2009) * Professional Greek League all-time leader in total rebounds

Greek senior national team

* 6×

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Champion: (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010) *

: * 2006 FIBA Stanković Cup: *

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Draftexpress.com Kostas Tsartsaris' Stats

Greek Basket League Profile

Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile

Konstantinos Tsartsaris: Úrvalsdeild career
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