Ioannis Kyriakopoulos (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Yannis, Kiriakopoulos) (; born June 6, 1983) is a
Greek
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professional
basketball
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player. He is in height, and he plays at the
point guard
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position.
Professional career
In his pro career, Kyriakopoulos has played with the
Greek Basket League
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clubs
Panionios
Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...
,
AEL 1964,
AEK Athens
A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens.
Establishe ...
, and
Panelefsiniakos.
He was named the
Greek 2nd Division Guard of the Year for the 2005–06 season, by the website
Eurobasket.com
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.
In the 2013–14 season, he played with
Doxa Lefkadas in the
Greek National B League (
the 3rd level of Greece), and won the B League's north division championship with them.
On September 11, 2020, Kyriakopoulos signed with
Ermis Schimatari of the Greek B Basket League.
References
External links
Eurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com Profile
Greek Basket League Profile
1983 births
Living people
AEK B.C. players
A.E.L. 1964 B.C. players
Aigaleo B.C. players
Doxa Lefkadas B.C. players
Greek men's basketball players
Greek Basket League players
K.A.O.D. B.C. players
Kastorias B.C. players
Olympias Patras B.C. players
Panelefsiniakos B.C. players
Panionios B.C. players
Point guards
Rethymno B.C. players
21st-century Greek sportsmen
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