Ioannis Athinaiou

Ioannis Athinaiou
Γιάννης Αθηναίου
No. 27 – Olympiacos Piraeus
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Greek Basket League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1988-05-27) May 27, 1988
Cholargos, Athens, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Listed weight 212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2009 Ilysiakos
2009–2011 Panionios
2011–2012 → KAOD
2012–2013 Panionios
2013–2014 Aris Thessaloniki
2014 Olimpia Milano
2014–2015 AEK Athens
2015–present Olympiacos
Career highlights and awards

Ioannis Athinaiou (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Athineou, Athinaioy) (Greek: Γιάννης Αθηναίου; born May 27, 1988) is a Greek professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League. He is 1.94 m (6 ft 4½ in) tall.[1][2] and 96 kg (212 lbs).[3] He can play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Youth career

Athinaiou played from a young age in Poseidonas, a club in Psychiko, Athens, Greece, before he started his pro career.

Professional career

Athinaiou first played professionally with the Greek clubs Ilysiakos, Panionios, and KAOD.[4] In the summer of 2009, he signed a 4-year contract with Panionios.[5] He joined the Greek League club Aris in 2013.[6]

He joined the Italian League club Olimpia Milano in 2014.[7] In May, he parted ways with the team.[8] He signed with the Greek EuroLeague team Olympiacos in 2015.[9] With Olympiacos, he won the Greek League championship in 2016.

Greek national team

Athinaiou was a member of the Greek university national team. He played at the 2007 World University Games. He is also a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. He was selected to Greece's 12 man roster for the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[10]

Awards and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ GIANNIS ATHINAIOU Height: 194 cm.
  2. ↑ ΑΘΗΝΑΙΟΥ Γιάννης HEIGHT 1.94 (Greek).
  3. ↑ Ioannis Athinaiou Svoris: 96 (Lithuanian).
  4. ↑ Insports.gr Player Data (Greek).
  5. ↑ Sport24.gr Ανακοινώθηκε ο Αθηναίου (Greek).
  6. ↑ Γιάννης Αθηναίου και Νίκος Γκίκας στον ΑΡΗ (Greek).
  7. ↑ LegaBasket.it EA7 Emporio Armani, arriva il play guardia Ioannis Athinaiou (Italian).
  8. ↑ Sportando.net Olimpia Milano, Ioannis Athinaiou part ways.
  9. ↑ Olympiacos adds depth with combo-guard Athinaiou.
  10. ↑ Greek NT squad for OQT is announced.


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