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Theofanis "Fanis" Christodoulou (Greek: Θεοφάνης "Φάνης" Χριστοδούλου; born May 22, 1965) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He played mainly at small forward, but his complete all-around skills allowed him to play all five positions. During his playing career, many sports journalists called him "The European Charles Barkley". While his nickname among his teammates was "Bembis" ("Baby").[1]

Fanis Christodoulou
Φάνης Χριστοδούλου

Fanis Christodoulou playing with Panathinaikos.
Personal information
Born	(1965-05-22) May 22, 1965 (age 57) Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1987 / Round: 4 / Pick: 90th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1983–1998
Position	Small forward / Power forward
Number	4, 15
Career history
1983–1997	Panionios
1997–1998	Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
Greek League champion (1998) Greek Cup winner (1991) Greek League MVP (1993) No. 4 retired by Panionios
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Greece FIBA EuroBasket 1987 Greece 1989 Yugoslavia

A two-time All-EuroBasket Team selection, in 1993 and 1995, Christodoulou is a candidate for the FIBA Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Christodoulou started his playing career with the youth teams of the Greek club Dafni. He spent most of his pro club career with Panionios, where he played from 1983 to 1997. With Panionios, he won the Greek Cup title in the year 1991. Christodoulou spent the last year of his career playing with Panathinaikos. With Panathinaikos, he won the Greek League championship, in the 1997–98 season. After that, he retired from playing pro club basketball.

NBA draft rights

Christodoulou was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, in the 1987 NBA Draft, with the 90th pick overall, but he never decided to leave Greece and play in the NBA.

National team career

Christodoulou was an important member of the Greece men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1987 EuroBasket and the silver medal at the 1989 EuroBasket. Christodoulou was also a member of the Greece national team that finished in 4th place at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the 1986 FIBA World Championship, the 1990 FIBA World Championship, the 1993 EuroBasket, the 1995 EuroBasket, the 1997 EuroBasket, and at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

Personal life

Christodoulou's older brother, Christos, was also a professional basketball player. They played together in the same club team, Panionios. Fanis also owns an OPAP betting shop in Paros.

Awards and accomplishments

Greek senior national team

• 1987 EuroBasket:  Gold
• 1989 EuroBasket:  Silver
• FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team: 2 (1993, 1995)

Club titles

• Greek League: 1 (with Panathinaikos: 1997–98)
• Greek Cup: 1 (with Panionios: 1990–91)

Personal awards

• Greek League MVP: (1993)
• No. 4 retired by Panionios
• FIBA Hall of Fame Candidate

References

External links

• FIBA Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• TheDraftReview.com Profile
• USBasket.com Profile
• Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile (in Greek)

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[de] Theofanis Christodoulou

Theofanis Christodoulou (griechisch Θεοφάνης Χριστοδούλου; * 22. Mai 1965 in Athen, Griechenland) ist ein ehemaliger griechischer Basketballspieler und Mitglied der Europameistermannschaft von 1987.

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[ru] Христодулу, Фанис

Феофанис (Фанис) Христодулу (греч. Θεοφάνης Χριστοδούλου; р. 22 мая 1965, Афины) — бывший греческий профессиональный баскетболист. Чемпион (1987) и вице-чемпион (1989) Европы, чемпион (1998) и обладатель Кубка Греции (1991), самый ценный игрок чемпионата Греции 1993.

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