Charis Markopoulos

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Charis Markopoulos
Χάρης Μαρκόπουλος
Beijing Ducks
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueCBA
Personal information
Born (1982-01-20) January 20, 1982 (age 42)
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Career history
As player:
1999–2002Iraklis
2002–2003Makedonikos
2003–2004PAOK
2004–2005Xanthi
As coach:
2005–2006PAOK (assistant)
2006–2007Iraklis
2008–2009Aris (assistant)
2009–2014PAOK (assistant)
2014–2016Koroivos
2016–2017Doxa Lefkadas
2017–presentBeijing Ducks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player

Charalambis "Charis" Markopoulos (alternate spellings: Charalambos, Haris) (Greek: Χαραλάμπης "Χάρης" Μαρκόπουλος; born January 20, 1982) is a former Greek professional basketball player, and a current professional assistant coach at Beijing Ducks.

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]

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