Fanis Christodoulou playing with Panathinaikos.
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| Position | General Manager | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1965-05-22) May 22, 1965 (age 59) Athens, Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1987: 4th round, 90th overall pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1983–1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward / power forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4, 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1983–1997 | Panionios | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Panathinaikos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Theofanis "Fanis" Christodoulou (Greek: Θεοφάνης『Φάνης』Χριστοδούλου; born May 22, 1965) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He played mainly at small forward, but his complete all-around skills allowed him to play all five positions. During his playing career, many sports journalists called him "The European Charles Barkley". While his nickname among his teammates was "Bembis" ("Baby").[1]
Christodoulou was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.[2]AFIBA Balkans Selection member, in 1991, and a two-time FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team selection, in 1993 and 1995, Christodoulou is also a candidate for the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Christodoulou started his playing career with the youth teams of the Greek club Dafni. He spent most of his pro club career with Panionios, where he played from 1983 to 1997. With Panionios, he won the Greek Cup title in the year 1991. Christodoulou spent the last year of his career playing with Panathinaikos. With Panathinaikos, he won the Greek League championship, in the 1997–98 season. After that, he retired from playing pro club basketball.
Christodoulou was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, in the 1987 NBA draft, with the 90th pick overall, but he never decided to leave Greece and play in the NBA.
Christodoulou was an important member of the Greece men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1987 FIBA EuroBasket and the silver medal at the 1989 FIBA EuroBasket. Christodoulou was also a member of the Greece national team that finished in 4th place at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the 1986 FIBA World Championship, the 1990 FIBA World Championship, the 1993 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1995 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1997 FIBA EuroBasket, and at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. On an individual level, Christodoulou was the MVP of the Acropolis Tournament in 1996.
In 2022, Christoudoulo became the general manager of the Greek Basket League club Panionios.[3]
Christodoulou's older brother, Christos, was also a professional basketball player. They played together in the same club team, Panionios. Fanis also owns an OPAP betting shop in Paros.
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