Ioannis Sioutis (alternate spelling: Giannis) (; born July 27, 1973) is a

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retired professional

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player and current assistant coach, most recently for

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

of the

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, under head coach

Ilias Kantzouris Ilias Kantzouris (Greek: Ηλίας Καντζούρης; born August 11, 1973) is a Greek professional basketball coach who currently serves as an assistant coach for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague, under head coach Vassilis ...

. He has also previously worked as an assistant for

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

. At a height of 1.84 m (6 ft ½ in), he played at the

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position during his active basketball career.

Professional career

Sioutis started his playing career with the youth team of Milon in 1986. In 1995, he transferred to

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. In 1997, he won the

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, and in 1998, he won the

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, both while playing with

. In 1999, he played with

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''), ...

and in 2000, he returned to

. In 2002, he won the

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championship while playing with

. He also played with Irakleio,

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants (2021 census), ...

, Ilysiakos, Dafni, and ICBS. In 2007, Sioutis won the Greek 2nd Division with Sporting, and he then transferred to

National team career

Sioutis also played in 11 games with the

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References

External links

FIBA ProfileHellenic Federation Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile
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