Charis Markopoulos

Charalambis "Charis" Markopoulos (alternate spellings: Charalambos, Haris) (Greek: Χαραλάμπης "Χάρης" Μαρκόπουλος; born January 20, 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and basketball coach, who last served as an assistant coach for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup.

Charis Markopoulos
Χάρης Μαρκόπουλος
Personal information
Born (1982-01-20) January 20, 1982
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 Amaliadas
2016–2017Doxa Lefkadas
2017–2022Beijing Ducks (assistant)
2022–2023Promitheas Patras (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Greece Greece
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2000 CroatiaNational Team
Albert Schweitzer Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2000 Mannheim National Team

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]

References

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