Spyridon "Spyros" Mourtos (alternate spellings: Spiridon, Spiros) (; born December 5, 1990) is a Greek professional

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player who last played for

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, ...

of the

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. He is tall. He mainly plays at the

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position, but he can also operate as a

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and

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Professional career

Mourtos began his pro career in 2008, with the Greek League club

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. He was then loaned to

OFI Crete OFI Football Club (, ''Heraklion Sportsmen Club 1925 FC''), commonly referred to as OFI, is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. It is part of the O.F.I. (sports club), OFI mul ...

of the

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Greek 3rd Division, for the 2010–11 season, and then loaned to Ikaroi Serron of the Greek 2nd Division for the 2011–12 season. He then returned to Aris for the 2012–13 season. He renewed his contract with Aris for 3 more years, after the 2015–16 season ended. He eventually became the

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of Aris. After playing for two seasons with Ifaistos Limnou (and captaining the team), Mourtos signed with Larisa on August 25, 2020. On September 17, 2021, Mourtos signed with

, after spending the preseason with them.

National team career

Mourtos was a member of the Greek junior national teams. With the junior national teams of Greece, he won the gold medal at the

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, and the silver medal at the

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Awards and accomplishments

Greek junior national team

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References

External links

EuroCup ProfileChampions League ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mourtos, Spyros 1990 births Living people Aris B.C. players Ifaistos Limnou B.C. players Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Larisa B.C. players OFI Crete B.C. players Shooting guards Small forwards People from Phocis Sportspeople from Central Greece 21st-century Greek sportsmen