| No. 17 – Ikaroi Trikala | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Greek A2 League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1979-11-28) November 28, 1979 (age 44) Larissa, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | GS Larissa | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Olympia Larissa | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Nürnberger | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Nürnberger | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Orlandina | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Veroli | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Brindisi | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Scafati | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Aries Trikala | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Koroivos | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Filippos Veria | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | GS Larissa | ||||||||||||||
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Sotirios "Sotiris" Gioulekas (Greek: Σωτήρης Γκιουλέκας, Greek pronunciation: [so'tiɾios ɟu'lekas], born November 28, 1979) is a Greek professional basketball player.[1] He is a 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) tall small forward.
In his pro career, Gioulekas has played with the following clubs: GS Larissas, Olympia Larissa, Baskets Nürnberg. In the later stages of the 2005–06 season he signed for Virtus Bologna.[2] In April 2007 he signed for Orlandina.[3] In July 2007, he signed an annual contract with Veroli.[4] In December 2008 Gioulekas reached an agreement with Brindisi.[5] In 2009, Gioulekas signed for the Italian A2 club Scafati.[6]
In 2011, he returned to Greece for third-tier team Aries Trikala.[7] In the summer of 2013, he signed for Koroivos of the Greek A2 League.[8] On 29 August 2014 he signed for Greek A2 team Filippos Veria.[9] In June 2015, he signed to Iraklis Thessaloniki.[10]
Gioulekas has represented Greece at youth level. He has played a total of 25 games for the youth sides averaging 7.8 points per game.[11]
Gioulekas was a in the Greek roster that won the bronze medal at the 1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[11] During the tournament he played in all 7 games averaging 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.[12]
In 2013 Gioulekas received his degree in Sports science from the University of Thessaly.[13] He is married and the father of twins.[13]
