Nikolaos "Nikos" Liakopoulos (; born March 16, 1983, in

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player for KAO Korinthou of the Greek 3rd division. He is a tall

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Professional career

Liakopoulos has played at the pro club level with some of the following clubs: Sporting,

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, Irakleio, Ilysiakos, Dafni, Pagrati, Iraklis, Peramatos Ermis, Kolossos,

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, AENK. In 2015, Liakopoulos signed a 2-year contract with the Greek 2nd Division club Faros Keratsiniou. In 2017, he joined the Greek 2nd Division club Doxa Lefkadas. In 2018, he moved to the Greek A2 League club

Ionikos Nikaias Ionikos Nikaias (full name Athlitikos Omilos Ionikos Nikaias, A.O. Ionikos Nikaias / ) is a Greek sports club, multi-sports club that is based in the suburban town of Nikaia, Attica, Nikaia within the Piraeus agglomeration. It was founded in 1965, ...

, where he helped the team gain a league promotion to the highest Greek level. On July 9, 2021, he officially returned to Ionikos.

Awards and accomplishments

*2× Greek Second Division: Top Scorer (2010, 2020) * Greek Third Division: Top Scorer (2011)

References

External links

FIBA Europe ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile
1983 births Living people Apollon Patras B.C. players Dafnis B.C. players Diagoras Dryopideon B.C. players Doxa Lefkadas B.C. players Faros Keratsiniou B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Ilysiakos B.C. players Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players Irakleio B.C. players Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Maroussi B.C. players Nea Kifissia B.C. players Pagrati B.C. players Panelefsiniakos B.C. players Peramatos Ermis B.C. players Point guards Shooting guards Sporting basketball players Basketball players from Athens 21st-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub