- Fedon Mattheou
Fedon Mattheou, also spelled Faidon Mathaiou ( _el. Φαίδων Ματθαίου) (born on
12 July ,1924 ) is a retired Greek professionalbasketball coach and basketball player. He was a play maker and he wore the number 1 jersey throughout his career.Pro playing career
He began playing professional basketball as well as many other sports, with
Aris BC in 1945. In 1949, he was transferred toPanathinaikos BC . He played as well withPanionios BC ,Pallacanestro Varese andSporting BC , and he finished his career withAris BC .Greek national basketball team
Mattheou also played for the Greek national basketball team, as one of its leading members for 44 games, and he scored a total of 539 points (12.25 points per game). He also played in the very first official game of the Greek national squad, which was played at the 1949 European Championship. He was the team's leading scorer at that tournament with 66 points, while the Greek national team also won the tournament's bronze medal. He participated as a player in 2 European Championship tournaments, the 1949 European Championship and the 1951 European Championship, and also in the Olympic Basketball Tournament of 1952.
Coaching career
After his playing career ended, he coached the Greek national squad at 3 European Championship tournaments, the 1961 European Championship, the 1965 European Championship and the 1969 European Championship. He also coached professional sport clubs of the Greek League such as
PAOK BC ,Olympiacos BC andPeristeri BC .Fedon Mattheou is a member of the
Greek Basketball Hall of Fame and he is widely considered to be thePatriarch of Greek basketball.
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