Makis Dendrinos
| Personal information | |
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| Born | May 27, 1950 Panionios |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Gerasimos "Makis" Dendrinos (
basketball coach. He was a 1.80 m (5'11") tall point guard
. His nickname as a player was "Buddha".
Playing career
Club playing career
Dendrinos played
Panionios, from 1968 to 1981. With Panionios, he won the Greek 2nd Division in 1974, and he played in the Greek Cup Final in 1977. He also played for several seasons in the 3rd-tier level European-wide league, the FIBA Korać Cup
. In 216 games played with Panionios, he scored 4,049 points.
National team playing career
Dendrinos was also a member of the senior
Greek national basketball team
.
Coaching career
Club coaching career
Dendrinos was the
Iraklis
.
Greek national team
Dendrinos was the
1995 EuroBasket, and in 5th place at the 1996 Summer Olympics
.
Death
On 20 October 2015, Dendrinos died at the age of 65.[1]
References
- ^ "Dendrinos passes away", sdna.gr, 20 October 2015.
External links
- Ο «Βούδας» του ελληνικού μπάσκετ (in Greek)
- Makis Dendrinos at basket.gr (in Greek)