Michalis Tsairelis (alternate spellings: Michail, Michailis, Mihalis) (

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: Μιχάλης Τσαϊρέλης; born February 23, 1988) is a Greek professional

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player for Kolossos Rodou of the

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(GBL). Standing at tall, he plays at the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

After playing with the

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in the Greek minors, during the 2006–07 season, Tsairelis began his professional career with

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, in the

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, during the 2007–08 season. He spent the 2008–09 season with

AEL 1964 Athlitiki Enosi Larissas (, ''Athletic Union of Larissa''), founded in 1964, is a major Greek multi-sports club based in the city of Larissa, capital of Greece's Thessaly region. The club is also known as AEL, or simply Larissa, and its colors ...

, and the 2009–10 season with Trikala 2000. He then returned to Aris for the next two seasons, before joining

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

in 2012. He then moved to the Spanish League club Canarias in 2014. He joined the Greek

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club

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

in February 2015. On August 5, 2016, Tsairelis signed a two-year contract with Aris. After a very successful 2018-19 campaign with Promitheas Patras, Tsairelis signed a two-year contract with Ifaistos Limnou on July 3, 2019. On July 28, 2020, Tsairelis moved back to Thessaloniki for Iraklis. On March 11, 2021, he transferred to

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, replacing

Ioannis Bourousis Ioannis Bourousis, commonly known as Giannis Bourousis (alternate spelling: Yannis, Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Μπουρούσης; born November 17, 1983) is a Greek former professional basketball player and basketball executive. He ...

. On August 3, 2021, Tsairelis signed with Larisa. In 35 league games, he averaged 7.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1 assist, playing around 21 minutes per contest. On July 29, 2022, Tsairelis returned to Promitheas Patras. In 24 domestic league matches, he averaged 4.7 points and 2.2 rebounds, playing around 14 minutes per contest. On June 26, 2023, Tsairelis signed a two-year contract with

, returning to the club after nine seasons.

National team career

With Greece's junior national teams, Tsairelis played at the

2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 18th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Amaliada and Pyrgos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. France won the trophy for the first time. Georgia and Germany were rel ...

, the

2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Greece in 2006. Final ranking 1. France 2. Lithuania 3. Spain 4. Turkey 5. 6. Greece 7. Italy 8. Bulgaria 9. Russia 10. Croatia 1 ...

, the

2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the tenth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Nova Gorica, in Slovenia, and Gorizia, in Italy, hosted the tournament. Serbia won their first title with that name

, and the

2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the eleventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Riga, in Latvia, hosted the tournament. Serbia won their second title. Bulgaria and Georgia were relegated to Division B. ...

. He has also been a member of the senior men's

Greek national basketball team The Greece men's national basketball team () represents Greece in international basketball. They are controlled by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Greece. Greece is currently ranked 13th in the FIBA Wo ...

. He played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

* Greek Youth All-Star Game MVP: (2010) *2× Greek League Senior All-Star: (2013, 2014) *2× Greek League champion (

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, 2016)

Professional career

National team career

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

References

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