Konstantinos "Kostas" Kakaroudis (; born 2 May 1983) is a Greek professional

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player who last played for Iraklis of the

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. He is a tall

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. He was born in

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Professional career

In his pro career, Kakaroudis played with some of the following clubs:

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Thermaikos Thermaikos () is a suburban municipality of the regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. It consists of the municipal units Thermaikos, Epanomi and Michaniona. The municipal unit Thermaikos is subdivided into the communities Peraia, Neoi Epivates ...

, KAOD (2004–2006), Ionikos Lamias,

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Rethymno Rethymno (also Rethymnon; ) is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 35,000 inhabitants (nearly 40,000 for the municipal unit). It is believed to have been built ...

, Olympias Patras, Ikaroi Serron, KAOD (2011–2013),

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, and Kolossos. In 2014, he joined

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

. In 2015, he signed a new 2-year contract with PAOK.PAOK, Kakaroudis agree to new two-year deal.
/ref> In 2016, he moved to Faros. Kakaroudis spent the subsequent three seasons with Iraklis, achieving a promotion to the

in 2019, as well as clinching a qualification for European competitions in 2020. On 13 July 2020 he personally announced his departure from the club.

National team career

Kakaroudis was a member of Greece's junior national college team that played at the 2007 World University Championship.

Awards and accomplishments

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Champion: (2003)

References

External links

EuroCup Profile

Eurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile
1983 births Living people Aris B.C. players CS Energia Rovinari players Faros Keratsiniou B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Ionikos Lamias B.C. players Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players K.A.O.D. B.C. players Kavala B.C. players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Olympias Patras B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players Power forwards Rethymno B.C. players Small forwards Basketball players from Serres 21st-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub