Ioannis Georgallis (alternate spellings: Giannis, Georgalis) (born 17 May 1983) is a Greek former professional

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player, who finished his

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playing career as the

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of Kolossos Rodou of the

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and a current

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. At a height of 2.00 m (6 ft 6 in) tall, and a weight 104 kg (230 lbs), he mainly played at the

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position.

Professional career

Georgallis began his professional career in 2000, with the Greek club

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. Formerly he was playing for youth teams of Ialysos and Kolossos. In 2006, he moved to the Greek club

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 ...

, and the next year, he joined 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''), ...

. In 2009, he returned to

. In October 2010, he signed a three-year contract with the Greek club Kolossos Rodou. He returned to Apollon Patras in 2014. He went back to Kolossos Rodou in 2015, where he eventually became the

, and he played with the team for four more seasons. Georgallis announced his retirement from the sport on 17 August 2019.

National team career

Georgallis won the silver medal at the

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, and the gold medal at the

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, as a member of the Greek junior national basketball teams. He also won the silver medal at the

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, while playing with Greece's under-26 national selection.

Awards and accomplishments

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References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileHellenic Federation Profile
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