Nasos Galakteros

Nasos Galakteros
Personal information
Born	March 10, 1969 (age 55); Kavala, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1991 / Undrafted
Playing career	1989–1999
Position	Small forward / Power forward
Career history
1989–1993	AEK
1993–1995	PAOK
1995–1997	Olympiacos
1997–1999	Aris
Career highlights and awards
	EuroLeague champion (1997); FIBA Korać Cup champion (1994); 2× Greek League champion (1996, 1997); 3× Greek Cup winner (1995, 1997, 1998);

Athanasios "Nasos" Galakteros (Greek: Αθανάσιος "Νάσος" Γαλακτερός; born March 10, 1969 in Kavala, Greece) is a retired Greek professional titleholder basketball player. Galakteros played professionally in the Greek Basket League, and played in international tournaments.

Professional career

Galakteros started his basketball playing career with Amyntas, and he later he played with AEK. He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1992. In 1993, he moved to PAOK. While playing with PAOK, they won the FIBA Korać Cup in 1994, and the Greek Cup in 1995.

In the next season, Galakteros played with Olympiacos. With Olympiacos, they won 2 Greek League championships (1996, 1997), 1 Greek Cup (1997), and the EuroLeague (1997). The best season of his career was the 1996–97 season, when he won the Triple Crown. In 1998, Galakteros won the Greek Cup, while playing with Aris.

National team career

Galakteros was a member of the Greece men's national basketball team. He played at the 1990 FIBA World Championship, where Greece finished in 6th place, and at the 1994 FIBA World Championship, where Greece finished in 4th place. In total, he appeared in 74 games with Greece's senior national team, averaging 10.5 points per game.^[2]

Personal life

Galakteros has been married three times and has two children from his first and third marriages.

From his first marriage with Teta Leontaridou, has a son Pavlos Galakteros (born 1997).

From 2000 to 2007 Galakteros had been married with TV presenter Roula Koromila.

In October 2008, Galakteros began dating journalist Nancy Zabetoglu. They married on August 18, 2012. In 2014, Zabetoglu gave birth to their daughter, Sophie Galakterou.

References

^ ekloges2010.energosdimotis.gr Γαλακτερός Αθανάσιος
^ "Galakteros Athanasios player page" (in Greek). Hellenic Basketball Federation. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

External links

[1] s2010.energosdimotis.gr Γαλακτερός Αθανάσιος

[2] "Galakteros Athanasios player page" (in Greek). Hellenic Basketball Federation. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

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