Christos Charissis (alternate spellings: Charisis, Harissis, Harisis) (; born July 9, 1976) is a retired Greek professional

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player. At 191 cm or 6'3" in height, he played at the

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Derby.gr, Harisis Interview, 22 November 2010.

Professional career

In his professional

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career, Charissis was a member of the following clubs: Arion, Irakleio,

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, Olympiacos Piraeus,

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, Sopot,

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, and Kolossos Rodou. With Saski Baskonia, he won the

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championship in the 2001–02 season. With

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, he won the Polish League championship and the

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title, in the 2007–08 season.

National team career

Charissis was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. He played with Greece's Under-20 national team, at the

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. Charissis was also a member of the senior men's Greek national team. He played with Greece's senior team at the

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Awards and accomplishments

*3× Greek League All-Star: (2002, 2003, 2005) * Spanish League Champion: (

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) * Polish League Champion: (2008) *

Winner: (2008)

References

External links

*
Christos Harissis
at Euroleague.net *
Christos Charisis
at

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Christos Charissis
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at

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Christos Harissis
at Legabasket.it
Greek Basket League Profile

Hellenic Federation Profile
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