Charalambis "Charis" Markopoulos (alternate spellings: Charalambos, Haris) ( el, Χαραλάμπης "Χάρης" Μαρκόπουλος; born January 20, 1982) is a former Greek professional

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player and current professional

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for Promitheas Patras of the

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and the EuroCup.

Playing career

Pro clubs

Markopoulos played professional basketball with the Greek top-tier level

clubs Iraklis,

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, and PAOK. He also played in the European 2nd-tier level,

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competition, and in the European top-tier level,

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competition, as a member of Iraklis. He also won the Greek Championship U-18 during 1997–98 season, along with

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. His basketball playing career ended prematurely, due to complications from

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, that he suffered while played with Iraklis. Markopoulos paralysed during a flight from

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

to Luleå in 2001.

Greek national team

Markopoulos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national team, he won the bronze medal at the

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. He averaged 13.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game at the tournament. He also won the silver medal at the 2000

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, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team, and was also named the MVP of the tournament.

Coaching career

Markopoulos became the

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of the

club

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in 2014. In 2016, he became the head coach of the Greek club Doxa Lefkadas.

Personal

Markopoulos' father, Soulis, is also a professional

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, and former professional basketball player.The first match up: Soulis Vs Charis Markopoulos.
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References

External links

TwitterEurobasket.com Player Profile

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Markopoulos, Charis 1982 births Living people Doxa Lefkadas B.C. coaches Greek basketball coaches Greek men's basketball players Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. coaches Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players Koroivos B.C. coaches Makedonikos B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players Point guards Promitheas Patras B.C. coaches Shooting guards Basketball players from Thessaloniki Xanthi B.C. players