Andreas Glyniadakis (alternate spelling: Gliniadakis,

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: Ανδρέας Γλυνιαδάκης; born 26 August 1981) is a former Greek professional

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player, at a height of tall. During his professional club career that started in 1997 and ended in 2020, Glyniadakis played at a

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position. During his professional club career, Glyniadakis won two

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championships. He first won the EuroLeague championship in

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, with the Greek club

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. He later won the EuroLeague championship in

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, with the Greek club Olympiacos Piraeus. While he was part of Greece's national team, he won the bronze medal at the

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Professional career

Europe

At the start of his career, Glyniadakis played with the

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s of Kydonas of

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. He then started his professional club career with the

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team

. After playing at Panathinaikos, he moved on to the Greek club Peristeri Athens, and then to the Greek club

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 ...

. In May 2007, Glyniadakis signed with the Italian A League's

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

. In September 2007, he returned to AEK Athens. However, he was

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by the club on 1 October 2007. Glyniadakis then joined the Greek team

Maroussi Athens Maroussi B.C. () alternately translated as Marousi, Amaroussio, or Amaroussion, is a professional basketball club that is based in Maroussi, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Gymnastikos Syllogos Maroussi Basketball Clu ...

. He was chosen as the

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of the Last 16's Week 1 in the EuroCup 2008–09 season. In July 2009, Glyniadakis moved to the Greek

team Olympiacos Piraeus. With Olympiacos, he won the EuroLeague and Greek League championships in 2012. After a season of playing for the Kazakhstan Championship club

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, Glyniadakis signed with

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of the Lithuanian LKL League. On 31 January 2014, Glyniadakis signed a contract with Cypriot Division A side

APOEL APOEL FC (; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a Cypriot professio ...

, and he helped the team to win the Cypriot League's championship at the end of the season. On 30 October 2014, Glyniadakis was signed by the

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team

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. On 23 December 2014, he signed with Enegria Rovinari of the

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, for the rest of the season. On 14 August 2015, Glyniadakis signed with Les Lions de Geneve of the

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. In November 2015, he left the Lions, and signed with the Greek club Nea Kifissia, for the rest of the 2015–16 season. On 21 July 2016, Glyniadakis signed with the Greek club

PAOK Thessaloniki PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

. On 4 August 2017, Glyniadakis signed with the Greek club Kymis. On 22 August 2018, Glyniadakis returned to his home land of Crete, after nearly two decades, after he signed a one-year deal with the Rethymno Cretan Kings. Glyniadakis joined the Greek club Ilysiakos Athens, in 2019, and he retired from playing pro club basketball iun 2020.

NBA

Glyniadakis was selected by the

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, with the 58th overall pick of the

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. In the 2005–06 season, he played with the

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of the

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. He played with the

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during the 2006

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preseason, but he was cut before the regular season began. He also played with the

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of the NBA D-League, and with them, he won the D-League championship, in the year 2006. Glyniadakis was signed by the NBA's

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, on 5 November 2006. With the Sonics, he appeared in 13 regular season games, in which he averaged 1.3 points per game. He was

by the Sonics on 4 January 2007. Glyniadakis' final NBA game was played on 2 January 2007 in an 88–112 loss to the

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. In his last NBA game, he recorded no stats, and only played for a total of 52 seconds, as he was substituted in at the very end of the 4th quarter, for Damien Wilkins. Glyniadakis also played with the

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's Summer League squad in the 2007

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, in

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National team career

Glyniadakis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the

1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 1997 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship (known at that time as 1997 European Championship for Cadets) was the 14th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Pepinster, Kortrijk and Quaregnon, in Belgium, hosted the tournam ...

. He won the bronze medal at the

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. He also played at the

1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup The 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Portuguese: Campeonato Mundial Sub-19 da FIBA de 1999) was the 6th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in multiple cities in Portugal, with the later rounds held in the capital city o ...

, and at the

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. Glyniadakis was also selected to the senior men's Greek national team for the

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. With Greece, he won the bronze medal at the

. He also played with Greece at the

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Career statistics

Regular season

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EuroLeague

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Awards and achievements

Pro career

* 5× Greek League Champion: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012 * 2×

Champion:

* 2× Greek League All-Star: 2004, 2009 *

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Champion: 2006 * 2×

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Winner: 2010, 2011 * Kazakh League Champion: 2013 * Kazakh Cup Winner: 2013 *

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Professional career

Europe

NBA

National team career

Career statistics

Regular season

EuroLeague

Awards and achievements

Pro career

Greek junior national team

Greek senior national team

References

External links