Kostas Charalampidis

Kostas Charalampidis
Κώστας Χαραλαμπίδης
Peristeri
Position	PAOK Thessaloniki (assistant)
2019–2020	PAOK Thessaloniki
2020–2022	Panathinaikos Athens (assistant)
2021	Panathinaikos Athens (interim)
2022–present	Peristeri Athens (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 2010); 3× Greek League All-Star (2009, 2010, 2013); 2× Greek Second Division champion (2000, 2002); Greek Second Division MVP (2002);

Konstantinos "Kostas" Charalampidis (alternate spellings: Constantinos, Costas, Haralampidis, Haralambidis, Haralabidis, Charalambides) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Χαραλαμπίδης; born April 4, 1976) is a retired Greek professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League, under head coach Vassilis Spanoulis. During his playing career, he was a 6 ft 2 1⁄2 in (1.89 m) tall point guard-shooting guard.

Professional career

Charalampidis began his career playing with the

Olympia Larissa

.

In 2004, he returned to Makedonikos. As a member of Makedonikos, he won the

2005 Final of Europe's 2nd-tier continental competition, the EuroCup

.

In 2006, he joined the Greek club

2009–10 season. In 2010, he joined the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.^[1]

Charalampidis joined the Greek club

PAOK Thessaloniki, for the 2012–13 season. He extended his contract with PAOK in 2014.^[3]

Charalammpidis last played in an official game on 25 November 2014, when he suffered a serious

knee injury

. After being unable to overcome the knee injury, he officially announced his retirement from his pro basketball playing career in 2016.

National team career

Charalampidis played with Greece's junior national team at the

Greek national team, in 2011.^[5]

Coaching career

After he retired from playing professional club basketball, Charalampidis began a career as a

PAOK Thessaloniki in 2016, working under the club's head coach at the time, Soulis Markopoulos

. In 2019, he became PAOK's head coach.

In the summer of 2020, Charalampidis became an assistant coach with the Greek

Peristeri Athens, working under the club's head coach, Vassilis Spanoulis

.

Awards and accomplishments

As a player

2× Greek Second Division Champion: (2000, 2002)
Greek Second Division MVP: (2002)
2005
)
3×
Greek League All-Star
: (2009, 2010, 2013)
2010
)

References

^ "Arisbc.gr Kostas Charalampidis signs for Aris". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
^ Sportando.net Enel Brindisi announced Kostas Charalampidis.
^ PAOK extends veterans Dedas and Charalampidis.
^ Eurobasket.com - World University Games 1999 - Men Basketball.
^ Σελίδα Αθλητή ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΙΔΗΣ ΚΩΣΤΑΣ Ημ.Γεν: 1976-04-04 (in Greek).
^ Panathinaikos officially lands Oded Kattash.

[1] "Arisbc.gr Kostas Charalampidis signs for Aris". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-07-26.

[2] Sportando.net Enel Brindisi announced Kostas Charalampidis.

[3] PAOK extends veterans Dedas and Charalampidis.

[4] Eurobasket.com - World University Games 1999 - Men Basketball.

[5] Σελίδα Αθλητή ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΙΔΗΣ ΚΩΣΤΑΣ Ημ.Γεν: 1976-04-04 (in Greek).

[6] Panathinaikos officially lands Oded Kattash.

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v t e Peristeri B.C. current roster
0 Mitrou-Long 1 Ragland 2 Dangubić 4 Xanthopoulos 6 Love 7 Chatzis 11 Poulianitis 12 Maragkoudakis 14 Kaselakis (C) 15 Renfro 24 Williams 25 Alexakis 32 Thompson 33 Chougkaz 35 Zougris 77 Stavrakopoulos Bilalis Fytros Kamperidis
Head coach: Spanoulis Assistant coaches: Charalampidis Skouzis Iliadis Team Manager: Tsiaras