Manolis Papamakarios

Manolis Papamakarios
Μανόλης Παπαμακάριος

Nickname(s)	Papa, "Meatball"
Position	Point Guard Shooting Guard
Height	6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
League	Spanish League
Team	Lagun Aro GBC
Born	August 26, 1980 (1980-08-26) (age 31) Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Pro career	1998–present
Career history	Peristeri (1998-04) Makedonikos (2004-05) Olympiacos Piraeus (2005-08) Panellinios (2008-11) Lagun Aro GBC (2011- )

Emmanouil "Manolis" Papamakarios (Greek: Μανόλης Παπαμακάριος; born August 26, 1980 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 1.92 m (6 ft 3 ¾ in)^[1] tall point guard-shooting guard.

Pro career

Papamakarios began his professional basketball career with the Greek League club Peristeri in 1998. He then moved to Makedonikos in 2004 and then to Olympiacos Piraeus in 2005. After spending three seasons with Olympiacos Piraeus, he decided to leave the team in 2008, when he signed a two year contract with Panellinios.^[2]

He then moved to the Spanish League club Lagun Aro GBC.^[3]

Greek national team

Papamakarios won the bronze medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship with Greece's junior national team. He has also been a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team.

Awards and accomplishments

• FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: Bronze Medal (1998)
• 2x Greek All Star Game: (2007, 2010)

References

1. ^ FIBA EuroBasket Official Player Profile 1.92 m 6'3 ¾" in height.
2. ^ Panellinios signs Manolis Papamakarios.
3. ^ ACB.com Lagun Aro GBC ficha al griego Manolis Papamakarios por una temporada (Greek).

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBA EuroBasket Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Manolis Papamakarios - The Star Of Panellinios BC

Persondata
Name	Papamakarios, Manolis
Alternative names	Papamakarios, Emmanouil
Short description	Basketball player
Date of birth	August 26, 1980
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Date of death
Place of death