Charis Papageorgiou

Charilaos "Charis" Papageorgiou (alternate spellings: Harilaos, Haris) (Greek: Χαρίλαος "Χάρης" Παπαγεωργίου; born March 26, 1953, in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek retired professional basketball player. At a height of 1.95m (6 ft. 4 3⁄4 in.), he played at the small forward position.

Charis Papageorgiou
Χάρης Παπαγεωργίου
Personal information
Born (1953-03-26) March 26, 1953
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)
Career information
Playing career1971–1988
PositionSmall forward
Career history
1971–1983Aris
1983–1985Faiakes Corfu
1985–1987Aris
1987–1988Ilysiakos
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

After playing with the youth clubs of Anagennisi from 1965 to 1971, Papageorgiou began his senior club career with the Greek League club Aris in 1971. In 1983, he moved to Faiakes Corfu. He then returned to Aris in 1985, before joining Ilysiakos in 1987.[1][2]

National team career

Papageorgiou was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. With Greece's senior national team, he had a total of 82 caps, and scored a total of 886 points, for a scoring average of 10.8 points per game.[3] He played at the EuroBasket 1973, the EuroBasket 1979, and the EuroBasket 1981.[4][5]

Post-playing career

After his playing career, Papageorgiou worked as the President of Aris Thessaloniki club.

Awards and accomplishments

Playing career

References
  1. "Charis Papageorgiou profile, European Championship for Men 1975". FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. "Markopoulos resigns from Aris post". AGONAsport.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  3. ΠΑΠΑΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ ΧΑΡΗΣ (in Greek).
  4. Charis PAPAGEORGIOU (GRE) participated in 4 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
  5. "Charis Papageorgiou Net Worth 2018: What is this basketball player worth?". The Squander. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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