Ioannis "Gaga" Gagaloudis (alternate spellings: Yannis, Giannis, Gagaloudes, Gkagkaloudis) ( el, Γιάννης Γκαγκαλούδης; born August 22, 1978) is a Greek professional

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player for Esperos Kallitheas B.C. of the

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. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3 in) tall and 86 kg (190 lbs.) in weight. Born in

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, he can play at both the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Greece

Born in Kypseli, Athens in 1978, Gagaloudis started his career with Palaio Faliro. In 1999, he moved to the Greek top-tier level GBL team Dafni, where he stayed for two seasons. Gagaloudis won the 2003 FIBA EuroCup Challenge with Aris, and a

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championship with Panathinaikos, in 2004. With PAOK, Gagaloudis averaged 12.9 points, 1.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.8 steals per game, in the 2nd-tier level European-wide league, the EuroCup, during the 2004–05 season. After 2 years with PAOK, and following contract offers from Italian and Spanish teams, Gagaloudis signed with Greek club

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

, in October 2006. In August 2007, Gagaloudis was the first signing of the Greek club

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, for the club's first season in the Greek Basket League.

Italy

In January 2008, Gagaloudis signed with the Italian team

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, but he was released a month later, after appearing in only three

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games, in which he averaged 4.0 points per game. He also played in 2 EuroLeague games with Roma that season.

Cyprus

In February 2012, Gagaloudis left

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, due to the club's financial problems. For financial reasons, Gagaloudis then signed with the

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team

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divis ...

Back to Greece

After the conclusion of the season in Cyprus, Gagaloudis signed with the Greek club

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, for a second time in his career, in order to play for the team in the Greek League 2012–13 season.

Tunisia

In January 2013, Gagaloudis accepted an offer from the Tunisian club

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, of the Tunisian Division I League. He helped his team win both the Tunisian League and the

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Back to Greece again

Gagaloudis signed with

Livadeia Livadeia ( el, Λιβαδειά ''Livadiá'', ; grc, Λεβάδεια, Lebadeia or , ''Lebadia'') is a town in central Greece. It is the capital of the Boeotia regional district. Livadeia lies north-west of Athens, west of Chalkida, south-ea ...

, of the Greek Second Division, in November 2014. He was named the Greek 2nd division's

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in 2015, as he averaged 21.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 6.9 assists, and 1.8 steals per game during the season. In June 2015, he renewed his contract with Livadeia, for the next season. In that next season, Gagaloudis was the leading scorer of the Greek 2nd-tier league, and he led his team in scoring, assists, steals, and three-pointers made, as he averaged 22.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. Despite his good performance, Gagaloudis' contract was terminated by mutual consent, on 18 April 2016. According to a Greek sports website, his contract was terminated because Gagaloudis had congratulated one of his opponents,

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, for his scoring a buzzer-beating game-winner against Gagaloudis' team, Livadeia. On 19 July 2016, Gagaloudis signed with

Iraklis Thessaloniki Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Ma ...

of the Greek A2 League (Greek 2nd division). On 28 January 2022, Gagaloudis signed with Esperos Kallitheas B.C. of the

Awards and accomplishments

* FIBA EuroCup Challenge Champion: (2003) * Greek League Champion: (2004) * Greek League All-Star: (2006) *

Winner: (2013) * Tunisian League Champion: (2013) * Greek 2nd Division

: (2015) * Greek 2nd Division Top Scorer: (2016)

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEuroCup ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileBalkan League ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Italian League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gagaloudis, Ioannis 1978 births Living people AEK B.C. players Aigaleo B.C. players Apollon Limassol BC players Aris B.C. players Dafnis B.C. players Étoile Sportive du Sahel basketball players Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Ikaros B.C. players Kavala B.C. players Livadeia B.C. players Maroussi B.C. players Olympias Patras B.C. players Palaio Faliro B.C. players Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players Panathinaikos B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players Point guards Rethymno B.C. players Shooting guards Basketball players from Athens