Konstantinos "Kostas" Charalampidis (alternate spellings: Constantinos, Costas, Haralampidis, Haralambidis, Haralabidis, Charalambides) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Χαραλαμπίδης; born April 4, 1976) is a retired Greek professional basketball player who last served as an assistant coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League, under head coach Vassilis Spanoulis. During his playing career, he was a 6 ft 2 1⁄2 in (1.89 m) tall point guard-shooting guard.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 4, 1976 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1998: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1997–2016 |
| Position | Shooting guard / point guard |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1997–2002 | Makedonikos |
| 2002–2004 | Olympia Larissas |
| 2004–2006 | Makedonikos |
| 2006–2009 | Maroussi |
| 2009–2010 | Panellinios |
| 2010–2011 | Aris |
| 2011–2012 | KAOD |
| 2012 | Brindisi |
| 2012–2016 | PAOK |
| As coach: | |
| 2016–2019 | PAOK (assistant) |
| 2019–2020 | PAOK |
| 2020–2022 | Panathinaikos (assistant) |
| 2021 | Panathinaikos (interim) |
| 2022–2024 | Peristeri (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Professional career
editCharalampidis began his career playing with the youth teams of the Greek club Makedonikos Neapolis. He began his professional club career with the senior men's team of Makedonikos Neapolis, during the 1997–98 season, and he stayed there through the 2001–02 season. In 2002, he joined the Greek club Olympia Larissa.
In 2004, he returned to Makedonikos. As a member of Makedonikos, he won the Greek Second Division championship twice, in the years 2000 and 2002. He was named the MVP of the Greek Second Division in 2002. With Makedonikos, he also played in the 2005 Final of Europe's 2nd-tier continental competition, the EuroCup.
In 2006, he joined the Greek club Maroussi Athens. In 2009, he moved to the Greek club Panellinios Athens, where he was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team, for the 2009–10 season. In 2010, he joined the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.[1]
Charalampidis joined the Greek club KAOD in 2011, and he moved to the Italian Second Division club Brindisi, in 2012.[2] He then joined the Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki, for the 2012–13 season. He extended his contract with PAOK in 2014.[3]
Charalammpidis last played in an official game on 25 November 2014, when he suffered a serious knee injury. After being unable to overcome the knee injury, he officially announced his retirement from his pro basketball playing career in 2016.
National team career
editCharalampidis played with Greece's junior national team at the 1999 World University Games.[4] Charalampidis also had three caps with the senior men's Greek national team, in 2011.[5]
Coaching career
editAfter he retired from playing professional club basketball, Charalampidis began a career as a basketball coach. He became an assistant coach with the Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki in 2016, working under the club's head coach at the time, Soulis Markopoulos. In 2019, he became PAOK's head coach.
In the summer of 2020, Charalampidis became an assistant coach with the Greek EuroLeague club Panathinaikos Athens. With Panathinaikos, he was first an assistant coach under head coach Georgios Vovoras, and then later under head coach Oded Kattash. In 2021, he also served as the interim head coach of Panathinaikos.[6] In 2022, he became an assistant coach of the Greek club Peristeri Athens, working under the club's head coach, Vassilis Spanoulis.
Awards and accomplishments
editAs a player
edit- 2× Greek Second Division Champion: (2000, 2002)
- Greek Second Division MVP: (2002)
- EuroCup Finalist: (2005)
- 3× Greek League All-Star: (2009, 2010, 2013)
- All-EuroCup Second Team: (2010)
References
edit- ^ "Arisbc.gr Kostas Charalampidis signs for Aris". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
- ^ Sportando.net Enel Brindisi announced Kostas Charalampidis.
- ^ PAOK extends veterans Dedas and Charalampidis.
- ^ Eurobasket.com - World University Games 1999 - Men Basketball.
- ^ Σελίδα Αθλητή ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΙΔΗΣ ΚΩΣΤΑΣ Ημ.Γεν: 1976-04-04 (in Greek).
- ^ Panathinaikos officially lands Oded Kattash.
External links
edit- Kostas Charalampidis international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- EuroCup Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- RealGM.com Profile
- ProBallers.com Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)
- Kostas Charalampidis Interview (in English)
- Kostas Charalampidis Interview (in Greek)