Charis Markopoulos
Charalambis "Charis" Markopoulos (alternate spellings: Charalambos, Haris) (Greek: Χαραλάμπης "Χάρης" Μαρκόπουλος; born January 20, 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and basketball coach, who last served as an assistant coach for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup.
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| Born | January 20, 1982 Thessaloniki, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999–2002 | Iraklis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Makedonikos | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | PAOK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Xanthi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | PAOK (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Iraklis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Aris (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | PAOK (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Koroivos Amaliadas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Doxa Lefkadas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Beijing Ducks (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Promitheas Patras (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Pro clubs
Markopoulos played professional basketball with the Greek top-tier level Greek Basket League clubs Iraklis, Makedonikos, and PAOK. He also played in the European 2nd-tier level, FIBA Saporta Cup competition, and in the European top-tier level, FIBA SuproLeague competition, as a member of Iraklis. He also won the Greek Championship U-18 during 1997–98 season, along with Lazaros Papadopoulos.
His basketball playing career ended prematurely, due to complications from Guillain–Barré syndrome ,[1] that he suffered while played with Iraklis. Markopoulos paralysed during a flight from Thessaloniki to Luleå in 2001.[2]
Greek national team
Markopoulos was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national team, he won the bronze medal at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He averaged 13.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game at the tournament.[3]
He also won the silver medal at the 2000 Albert Schweitzer Tournament, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team,[4] and was also named the MVP of the tournament.[5]
Coaching career
Markopoulos became the head coach of the Greek Basket League club Koroivos in 2014.[6][7] In 2016, he became the head coach of the Greek club Doxa Lefkadas.
Personal
Markopoulos' father, Soulis, is also a professional basketball coach, and former professional basketball player.[8]
References
- HARIS MARKOPOULOS.
- sdna.gr Η εξομολόγηση του Χάρη
- Charalambis MARKOPOULOS (GRE) participated in 1 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
- Μισάν Νικαγκμπάτσε, ο Άιβερσον του Ολυμπιακού! (in Greek).
- HARIS MARKOPOULOS From Matt Blair for HH:
- Charis Markopoulos agreed terms with Korivos Amaliadas.
- Charis Markopoulos renews with Korivos Amaliadas.
- The first match up: Soulis Vs Charis Markopoulos.