Sotiris Sakellariou (alternate spelling: Sotirios) (; born November 13, 1955) is a retired Greek professional

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player.

Professional career

Sakellariou played club basketball with the Greek club Iraklis, and

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. He made his debut in the top level

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, in October 1971.

National team career

Sakellariou was a member of the senior men's

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. With Greece's senior men's national team, he had 127

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, and he scored 566 points (4.5 points per game). With Greece's senior men's team, he played at the

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, the EuroBasket 1979, and the 1980 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament.Sotiris SAKELLARIOU (GRE) participated in 4 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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References

External links

FIBA ProfileHellenic Basketball Federation Profile
1955 births Living people Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Greek men's basketball players Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball P.A.O.K. BC players Basketball players from Thessaloniki Point guards 20th-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub