Georgios Karagkoutis (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Karagoutis) () (born February 15, 1976, in Greece), is a retired

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player. At a height of 2.08 m (6 ft. 10 in.) tall, he could play at both the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Karagkoutis started his career with the Greek club

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

, at the age of 16. He was a

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finalist in 1995, and in

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, he was a

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semifinalist with

. In 1999, Karagkoutis moved to Panathinaikos, and he won the

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championship with the club in

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. In the subsequent years, he played with Iraklis (2000–01),

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(2001–02), and

Maroussi Marousi or Maroussi (), also known as Amarousio (), is a city and a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens urban area, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the ancient Athenian Republic; its ancient name was '' Athmonon'' () and it r ...

. With

, he finished in second place in the regular season of the Greek League, and he was also a

finalist with Maroussi in 2006.

National team career

With the Greek Under-16 junior national team, Karagkoutis won the gold medal at the

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. With the Greek Under-19 junior national team, Karagkoutis also won the gold medal at the 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. Karagkoutis also played with the senior men's Greek national team at the

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, where Greece finished in 4th place, and at the

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, where Greece also finished in 4th place. He represented Greece 25 times at the senior level, and scored a total of 100 points.

Coaching career

After concluding his playing career, Karagkoutis moved with his wife and two children to Dafnoudi, his wife's hometown, where he became a youth coach for the

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club Ethnikos Neou Skopou.

References

External links

FIBA ProfileEuroCup ProfileHellenic Federation Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Karagkoutis, Georgios 1976 births Living people Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players Panathinaikos B.C. players Power forwards Near East B.C. players Maroussi B.C. players Panionios B.C. players Small forwards 1998 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players from Athens