Michalis Pelekanos
AEK Athens | |
2006–2007 | Panellinios |
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2007–2008 | Real Madrid |
2008–2012 | Olympiacos |
2009–2010 | →Maroussi |
2012–2014 | Aris Thessaloniki |
2014–2015 | CSU Ploiești |
2015–2016 | Aris Thessaloniki |
2016–2017 | Panionios |
2017–2019 | Oiakas Nafplio |
2019–2020 | Ifaistos Limnou |
2020–2021 | Oiakas Nafplio |
2021–2022 | Ermionis Pieraias |
2022 | Gymnastikos S. Almyrou |
2022–2023 | Dionas Kyparissias |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Michalis Pelekanos (alternate spelling: Mihalis,
power forward
, in the latter part of his career. During his playing career, Pelekanos was mostly known for his spectacular athletic ability and defensive prowess.
With the Greek club
2012 EuroLeague Final Four. Pelekanos also represented the senior Greek national team at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics
.
Early life and youth career
Pelekanos was born on 25 May 1981, in
of Athens.Professional career
Pelekanos began his
Spanish ACB League.[1]
In 2008, Pelekanos signed a 3-year contract worth
loaned by Olympiacos to the Greek club Maroussi Athens.[2] With Olympiacos, he won both the EuroLeague and Greek League
championships,in 2012.
Pelekanos then signed with the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki, for the 2012–13 season.[3] In July 2014, he moved to the Romanian National League club CSU Ploiești, on a one-year deal.[4] With Ploiești, he won the Romanian League's championship.
In July 2015, Pelekanos returned to Aris, after he signed a two-year contract with the club.[5] He was officially released from the team on July 21, 2016. He then moved to the Greek club Panionios Athens, where he played for one season, in the Greek 2nd Division.
Pelekanos spent the
Maroussi).[6]
National team career
After playing with
2008 FIBA World OQT, and at the 2008 Summer Olympics
, where Greece finished the tournament in fifth place.
References
- ^ Euroleague.net Real Madrid signs Pelekanos.
- ^ Solobasket.it Pelekanos approda al Maroussi (in Italian). Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sportando.net Aris agreed to terms with Michalis Pelekanos.
- ^ CSU Asesoft Ploiesti tabs veteran Pelekanos.
- ^ Aris brings back Pelekanos.
- ^ MICHALIS PELEKANOS.
External links
- Euroleague.net Profile
- FIBA Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- ProBallers.com Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- RealGM.com Profile
- Michalis Pelekanos international stats at Basketball-Reference.com
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
- Draftexpress.com Profile