Anastasia Kostaki

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athletename = Anastasia Kostaki
fullname = Anastasia Kostaki
dateofbirth = March 26, 1978
cityofbirth = Athens
countryofbirth = Greece
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current position = Guard
current team = Panathinaikos
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previous teams = Greek National team, Astir Exarchion
years as player = 9
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Anastasia Kostaki (Greek: Αναστασία Κωστάκη; born March 26, 1978 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. She is 1.72 m (5' 7 3/4") in height and 65 kg (144 pounds) in weight.

Kostaki started playing basketball at age of nine and if she was not a basketball player she says she would have been a dancer or actress. She wants to work at the Greek Sports federation after retiring from basketball. She is the daughter of Konstantinos and Katerina and sister of Dimitra and Nikos. She became the first Greek player to play in the WNBA in 2006 when she played with the Houston Comets. [ [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_f43ulKJBGLcVnbH-aqLVu2.playerID_21392.compID_jr6ZiXqeGhMBtfq1yxqV83.season_2007.roundID_5085.teamID_5952.html FIBA Europe ] ]

Her sports role model is Nikos Galis. Her favorite band is The Doors, but she also enjoys Greek music. Her favorite film is "Beautiful Life" and her favorite food is pasta and chicken. When not playing basketball, she enjoys reading, using the internet and going to movies.

Career Club Teams

* 1997-1999: flagicon|Greece Akademias
* 1999-2002: flagicon|Greece Astir Exarchion
* 2002-2003: flagicon|France Cavigal Nice Sports Basket
* 2003-2004: flagicon|Italy Delta Alessandria
* 2004-2005: flagicon|Italy ASD Basket Parma
* 2005-2006: flagicon|France Pays d'Aix Basket 13
* Summer 2006: flagicon|USA Houston Comets (WNBA)
* 2006: flagicon|Russia CSKA Samara
* 2006-2007: flagicon|Russia Dynamo Moscow Region
* 2008- : flagicon|Greece Panathinaikos

National Team History

*2004 Olympic Games (Greece)
*2003 European Championships (final round)
*2001 European Championships (semi-final round, qualifying round and final round)
*1999 European Championships (qualifying round and challenge round)
*1996 European Championships for Junior (qualifying round, challenge round and final round)

Awards

*2001-02 season: Third best scorer in the league (with 2 games missed), first in assists, first in fouls won (8 pg), first in free throws made and third in FT%, 6th in steals, etc.
*2002-03: Named All-Star player and 1st team of pre-season tournament.

References

External links

*http://www.anastasiakostaki.com
*http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/anastasia_kostaki/index.html?nav=page