Ioannis Georgallis
{{Short description|Greek professional basketball player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Ioannis Georgallis
| nickname =
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| league = ABA League
| position = Assistant coach
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6.75
| weight_lb = 230
| team = Dubai Basketball
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| nationality = Greek / Australian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
| career_start = 2000
| career_end = 2019
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| coach_start = 2020
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| career_position = Shooting guard / small forward
| years1 = 2000–2006
| team1 = Apollon Patras
| years2 = 2006–2007
| team2 = Panellinios
| years3 = 2007–2009
| team3 = Panionios
| years4 = 2009–2010
| team4 = Panellinios
| years5 = 2010–2014
| team5 = Kolossos Rodou
| years6 = 2014–2015
| team6 = Apollon Patras
| years7 = 2015–2019
| team7 = Kolossos Rodou
| cyears1 = 2020–2024
| cteam1 = Kolossos Rodou (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2024–present
| cteam2 = Dubai Basketball (assistant)
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| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's Basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|GRE}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}
{{MedalSilver| 2005 Almería | Under-26}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship}}
{{MedalGold| 2002 Lithuania | Under-20}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship}}
{{MedalSilver| 1999 Slovenia | Under-16}}
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Ioannis Georgallis (alternate spellings: Giannis, Georgalis) (born 17 May 1983) is a Greek former professional basketball player, who finished his club playing career as the team captain of Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League and a current basketball coach. At a height of 2.00 m (6 ft 6 {{3/4}} in) tall, and a weight 104 kg (230 lbs), he mainly played at the small forward position.
Professional career
Georgallis began his professional career in 2000, with the Greek club Apollon Patras. Formerly he was playing for youth teams of Ialysos and Kolossos. In 2006, he moved to the Greek club Panellinios, and the next year, he joined the Greek club Panionios. In 2009, he returned to Panellinios. In October 2010, he signed a three-year contract with the Greek club Kolossos Rodou.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehoopsmarket.com/news/kolossos-rhodes-signs-giannis-georgalis.aspx |title=Kolossos Rhodes inks Giannis Georgalis. |access-date=2010-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310232609/http://www.thehoopsmarket.com/news/kolossos-rhodes-signs-giannis-georgalis.aspx |archive-date=2012-03-10 |url-status=dead }} He returned to Apollon Patras in 2014. He went back to Kolossos Rodou in 2015, where he eventually became the team captain, and he played with the team for four more seasons. Georgallis announced his retirement from the sport on 17 August 2019.
National team career
Georgallis won the silver medal at the 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, and the gold medal at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, as a member of the Greek junior national basketball teams. He also won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, while playing with Greece's under-26 national selection.
Awards and accomplishments
- 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship: {{silver medal}}
- 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: {{gold medal}}
- 2005 Mediterranean Games: {{silver medal}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?clubcode=nio&pcode=000406#!careerstats Euroleague.net Profile]
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.playerID_32372.compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2002.roundID_2368.teamID_291.html FIBA Europe Profile]
- [http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=GRE&PlayerID=28552 Eurobasket.com Profile]
- [https://www.basket.gr/playerview/?playerid=835 Hellenic Federation Profile] {{in lang|el}}
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Category:Apollon Patras B.C. players
Category:Australian people of Greek descent
Category:Sportspeople of Greek descent
Category:Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Category:Greek men's basketball players
Category:Kolossos Rodou B.C. players
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece
Category:Panellinios B.C. players
Category:Panionios B.C. players
Category:Basketball players from Sydney