Manolis Papamakarios

Emmanouil "Manolis" "Manos" Papamakarios (Greek: Εμμανουήλ "Μανόλης" "Μάνος" Παπαμακάριος; born August 26, 1980) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.92 m (6 ft 3 ​3⁄4 in) tall and he mainly played as a shooting guard,[1] but he could also play at the point guard, point forward, and small forward positions.

Manolis Papamakarios
Μανώλης Παπαμακάριος
Personal information
Born (1980-08-26) August 26, 1980
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
Playing career1998–2018
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Career history
1998–2004Peristeri
2004–2005Makedonikos
2005–2008Olympiacos
2008–2011Panellinios
2011–2013Gipuzkoa
2013–2014Panelefsiniakos
2014Fuenlabrada
2014–2015KAOD
2015–2016Faros Keratsiniou
2016–2017Doukas
2017–2018Gymnastikos Faros
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
1998 Bulgaria Under-18

Professional playing career

Born in Athens, Greece, Papamakarios began his professional basketball career with the Greek League club Peristeri in 1998. He then moved to Makedonikos in 2004, and then to Olympiacos Piraeus in 2005. After spending three seasons with Olympiacos Piraeus, he decided to leave the team in 2008, when he signed a two-year contract with Panellinios.[2]

He then moved to the Spanish League club GBC.[3] He joined the Greek club Panelefsiniakos in 2013. On December 3, 2014 he signed with Greek club KAOD.[4]

In 2015, Papamakarios signed with the emerging powerhouse, Faros Keratsiniou, of the Greek A2 League.[5]

In 2016, he signed with the Greek 2nd Division club Doukas.[6] In 2017, he joined the Greek club Gymnastikos Faros Larissas.

On July 12, 2018, Papamakarios announced his official retirement from playing professional basketball in a letter, but in the same letter he also mentioned that he would remain close to the sport in another capacity. Later that same day, he became the sports director of Ifaistos Limnou.

National team career

Papamakarios won the bronze medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship with Greece's junior national team. He also played at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He was also a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team.

Post-playing career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Papamakarios became the sports director of Ifaistos Limnou, in 2018.

Awards and accomplishments

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References
  1. "ACB.com posición | altura: E | 1.92 m {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  2. Panellinios signs Manolis Papamakarios.
  3. ACB.com Lagun Aro GBC ficha al griego Manolis Papamakarios por una temporada (in Spanish).
  4. KAO Dramas lands Manolis Papamakarios.
  5. Faros Keratsiniou signed Manolis Papamakarios A1Basket.gr
  6. Doukas sign Manolis Papamakarios A1Basket.gr
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