Georgios Apostolidis (alternate spelling: Giorgos) (

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: Γιώργος Αποστολίδης; born June 22, 1984) is a Greek professional

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player. He is 2.00 m (6 ft 6 in) tall. He can play at the

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, and

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positions.

Professional career

Apostolidis has played with clubs such as:

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

, Iraklis, Olympia Larissa,

Panellinios Panellinios G.S. (Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greek multi-sport club that is located in Athens and was founded i ...

, AEL 1964 GS, Trikala 2000, Ilysiakos, and Panathinaikos in his professional career. Apostolidis signed with Olympiacos Piraeus, in July 2007, and he was loaned to

In October 2014, he signed a contract with Doxa Lefkadas. He appeared in 23 games for the team, averaging 11.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, in 30.4 minutes per game. In September 2015, Apostolidis signed with

Iraklis Thessaloniki Gymnastikos Syllogos Thessalonikis "Iraklis" (), commonly referred to as Iraklis Thessaloniki, is a multi–sporting club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis was founded on 29 November 1908 and i ...

of the Greek 2nd Division.

National team career

Apostolidis was a member of the Greek junior national teams. He won the bronze medal at the

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, the bronze medal at the

2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: 2003 Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19) was the 7th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship organized by FIBA. It was held in the Greek city of Thessaloniki from 10 to 20 J ...

, and the silver medal at the 2005

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. He also played at the

2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Brno, in the Czech Republic, hosted the tournament. Slovenia national basketball team, Slovenia won their second title. Teams ...

Awards and honors

Club career

* Greek League Champion: (2014) *

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Winner: (2014)

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Apostolidis, Georgios 1984 births Living people A.E.L. 1964 B.C. players Apollon Patras B.C. players Doxa Lefkadas B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Holargos B.C. players Ilysiakos B.C. players Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players Olympia Larissa B.C. players Panellinios B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players Point guards Shooting guards Small forwards Basketball players from Thessaloniki Trikala B.C. players 21st-century Greek sportsmen