Georgios Karagkoutis
Γιώργος Καράγκουτης
Personal information
Born (1976-02-15) February 15, 1976
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
Playing career1994–2007
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Number15
Career history
1994–1999Panionios
1999–2000Panathinaikos
2000–2002Iraklis
2002–2003Near East
2003–2007Maroussi
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 Turkey Under-16
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1995 Greece Under-19

Georgios Karagkoutis (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Karagoutis) (Greek: Γιώργος Καράγκουτης) (born February 15, 1976 in Greece), is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 2.08 m (6 ft. 10 in.) tall, he could play at both the small forward and power forward positions.

Professional career

Karagkoutis started his career with the Greek club Panionios, at the age of 16. He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1995, and in 1998, he was a FIBA Korać Cup semifinalist with Panionios.

In 1999, Karagkoutis moved to Panathinaikos, and he won the EuroLeague championship with the club in 2000. In the subsequent years, he played with Iraklis (2000–01), Near East (2001–02), and Maroussi. With Maroussi, he finished in second place in the regular season of the Greek League, and he was also a Greek Cup finalist with Maroussi in 2006.

National team career

With the Greek Under-16 junior national team, Karagkoutis won the gold medal at the 1993 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. With the Greek Under-19 junior national team, Karagkoutis also won the gold medal at the 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.

Karagkoutis also played with the senior men's Greek national team at the 1998 FIBA World Championship, where Greece finished in 4th place, and at the 1999 FIBA EuroBasket, where Greece also finished in 4th place. He represented Greece 25 times at the senior level, and scored a total of 100 points.[1]

Coaching career

After concluding his playing career, Karagkoutis moved with his wife and two children to Dafnoudi, his wife's hometown, where he became a youth coach for the amateur club Ethnikos Neou Skopou.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Giorgos Karagoutis player profile" (in Greek). Hellenic Basketball Federation. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ο Γιώργος Καράγκουτης βάζει καλάθια στις μπασκέτες...των Σερρών!" (in Greek). Serres sport. March 5, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
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