Argiris Papapetrou (alternate spellings: Argirios, Argyris, Argyrios) ( el, Αργύρης Παπαπέτρου; born February 21, 1965) is a retired
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player and
coach
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Co ...
. At 6'9" (2.06 m) in height, he played at the
power forward and
center positions.
Professional career
Papapetrou started his playing career with Pierikos. In 1985, he moved to
Panathinaikos, and with them, he won the
Greek Cup
The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation.
The Greek Cup is the second most i ...
title in 1986 and 1993. In 1994, he moved to
Apollon Patras
:''The first version of this article has been based in the text of :el:Α.Σ. Απόλλων of the Greek Wikipedia published under the GFDL.''
A.S. Apollon Patras (Greek:''A.Σ. Απόλλων Πατρών'') is a multi-sports club that is bas ...
, and in 1996, he joined
Irakleio.
National team career
Papapetrou was a member of the senior men's
Greek national team. He played with Greece at the 1984 FIBA European Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the
1994 FIBA World Championship
The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the 12th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The tournament was hosted by Canada from August 4 to 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple ...
. He also played with Greece at the
Balkan Championship in 1985 and 1990.
Coaching career
After the end of his playing career, Papapetrou worked as a
basketball coach
Basketball coaching is the act of directing and strategizing the behavior of a basketball team or individual basketball player. Basketball coaching typically encompasses the improvement of individual and team offensive and defensive skills, as wel ...
. He was the
head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other Coach (sport), coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manage ...
of
Panathinaikos Women, during the 2005–06 season.
Personal life
Papapetrou's sons,
Ioannis Papapetrou
Ioannis Papapetrou ( el, Ιωάννης Παπαπέτρου born March 30, 1994) is a Greek professional basketball player for Partizan of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He is 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) tall, and he main ...
and
Georgios Papapetrou, are also professional basketball players.
External links
FIBA ProfileFIBA Europe ProfileHellenic Federation Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Papapetrou, Argiris
1965 births
1994 FIBA World Championship players
Apollon Patras B.C. players
Centers (basketball)
Greek basketball coaches
Greek Basket League players
Greek men's basketball players
Irakleio B.C. players
Living people
Panathinaikos B.C. players
People from Pieria (regional unit)
Power forwards (basketball)
Sportspeople from Central Macedonia