Michalis Pelekanos

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Michalis Pelekanos
Μιχάλης Πελεκάνος
AEK Athens
2006–2007Panellinios
2007–2008Real Madrid
2008–2012Olympiacos
2009–2010Maroussi
2012–2014Aris Thessaloniki
2014–2015CSU Ploiești
2015–2016Aris Thessaloniki
2016–2017Panionios
2017–2019Oiakas Nafplio
2019–2020Ifaistos Limnou
2020–2021Oiakas Nafplio
2021–2022Ermionis Pieraias
2022Gymnastikos S. Almyrou
2022–2023Dionas Kyparissias
Career highlights and awards

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

Peristeri. The club is based in Peristeri, which is a suburb
of Athens.

Professional career

Pelekanos began his

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

, where Greece finished the tournament in fifth place.

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