Alexandros Varitimiadis (; 21 June 1994 – 7 May 2023) was a Greek professional basketball player for Raiffeisen Dornbirn Lions of the
Basketball Zweite Liga
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History
The second division was founded i ...
. He was a tall
power forward
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who could also play as a
small forward
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.
Professional career
Varitimiadis began his pro career with the
Greek 1st Division club
PAOK in 2012. In 2013, he was loaned to
Filippos Verias
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, which was playing in the
Greek 2nd Division at the time.
In 2014, he joined the Greek club
Aries Trikala. After the appointment of
Giannis Kastritis
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as the head coach, he renewed his contract for one more season.
On 29 August 2017, Varitimiadis left Trikala and joined
Udominate of the Swedish
Basketligan
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.
Death
Varitimiadis died from cancer on 7 May 2023, at the age of 28.
See also
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List of basketball players who died during their careers
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References
External links
Greek League profileEurobasket.com profileRealGM.com profile
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1994 births
2023 deaths
Aries Trikala B.C. players
Greek men's basketball players
P.A.O.K. BC players
Power forwards
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Giannitsa
Greek expatriate basketball people in Germany
Greek expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Greek expatriate sportspeople in Austria