Dimitris Kalaitzidis (basketball)
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Gefyra | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | Greek 3rd division | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Thessaloniki, Greece | February 15, 1985||||||||||||||
Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2007: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2002–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2002–2005 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Olympias Patras | ||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Panellinios | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | PAOK Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | APOEL | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Panellinios | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | KAOD | ||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Kavala | ||||||||||||||
2016–2020 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
2021–present | Gefyra | ||||||||||||||
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Dimitris Kalaitzidis (alternate spelling: Dimitrios) (Greek: Δημήτρης Καλαϊτζίδης; born February 15, 1985) is a Greek professional basketball player for Gefyra of the Greek 3rd division. He is a 6'6' (1.98 m) tall shooting guard–small forward.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Some of the clubs that Kalaitzidis has played with during his pro career include: Iraklis Thessaloniki, Olympiacos, Panellinios,[2] APOEL. In the summer of 2012 Kalaitzidis signed for Greek Basket League Team KAOD.[3][4] He joined Kavala in the summer of 2013.
On 23 July 2016, Kalaitzidis signed a contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek A2, returning in the team after 11 years.[5]
On 23 September 2020, he signed with Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.[6] On 26 July 2021, Kalaitzidis signed with Gefyra, opting for the first time in his career to play in the 3rd division.
National team career
[edit]Kalaitzidis was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship[7]
Personal life
[edit]Kalaitzidis was raised in Pefka, and he has a degree in Civil Engineering.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Eurobasket.com Profile
- ^ Double strike for PAOK.
- ^ "Αρχή με Καλαϊτζίδη" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Στον ΚΑΟΔ ο Καλαϊτζίδης!" (in Greek). onsports.gr. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Καλαϊτζίδης κι επίσημα στον Ηρακλή" (in Greek). superbasket.gr. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Dimitris Kalaitzidis inks with Aris". Sportando. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Dimitrios KALAITZIDIS (GRE).
- ^ Alvanos, Panagiotis. "Αφιέρωμα-Δημήτρης Καλαϊτζίδης" (in Greek). Pefkanow.gr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
External links
[edit]- FIBA Profile
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Basketball-reference.com Profile
- Hellenic Federation Profile (in Greek)