Dimitris Dimakopoulos (alternate spelling: Dimitrios) ( el, Δημήτρης Δημακόπουλος; born January 28, 1966 in

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 ...

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) is a former Greek professional

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player.

Professional career

Dimakopoulos started his career with

Esperos Kallitheas Esperos (in el, Π.Ο.Κ. Έσπερος) is a sports club in Kallithea (within greater Athens, Greece), founded in 1943 during the Nazi occupation of the country (1941–44). History Started as a football club and participated during World Wa ...

. He moved to

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

. In 1992, he played with PAOK, with whom he won the Greek League championship, and he was also a FIBA Cup Winners' Cup finalist the same year. In 1993, 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 ba ...

National team career

Dimakopoulos was also a member of the senior men's

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that finished in 10th place in the

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Personal life

Dimakopoulos' son,

Ioannis Dimakopoulos Ioannis Dimakopoulos ( el, Ιωάννης Δημακόπουλος, 1833/35–1866) was an officer of the Hellenic Army from Arcadia. He participated as a volunteer in the Cretan Revolution of 1866 and he was killed during the holocaust of Arkadi ...

, is also a professional basketball player, and he played with both the junior national teams of Greece, and also in

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with the UC Irvine's

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.Notes: Son of former player Dimitris Dimakopoulos … Grew up with Esperos Patras.
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References

External links

Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimakopoulos, Dimitris 1966 births Living people Apollon Patras B.C. players Esperos B.C. players Greek Basket League players Greek men's basketball players Panathinaikos B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players Power forwards (basketball) Basketball players from Thessaloniki 1986 FIBA World Championship players