Sotirios "Sotiris" Gioulekas (Greek: Σωτήρης Γκιουλέκας, Greek pronunciation: [so'tiɾios ɟu'lekas], born November 28, 1979) is a Greek professional basketball player.[1] He is a 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) tall small forward.
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Position | Small forward / Power forward | |||||||||||||
League | Greek A2 League | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1979-11-28) November 28, 1979 (age 42) Larissa, Greece | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Greek | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1996–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
1996–2002 | GS Larissa | |||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Olympia Larissa | |||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Nürnberger | |||||||||||||
2006 | Virtus Bologna | |||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Nürnberger | |||||||||||||
2007 | Orlandina | |||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Veroli | |||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Brindisi | |||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Scafati | |||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Aries Trikala | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Koroivos | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Filippos Veria | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | |||||||||||||
2016–2019 | GS Larissa | |||||||||||||
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In his pro career, Gioulekas has played with the following clubs: GS Larissas, Olympia Larissa, Baskets Nürnberg. In the later stages of the 2005–06 season he signed for Virtus Bologna.[2] In April 2007 he signed for Orlandina.[3] In July 2007, he signed an annual contract with Veroli.[4] In December 2008 Gioulekas reached an agreement with Brindisi.[5] In 2009, Gioulekas signed for the Italian A2 club Scafati.[6]
In 2011, he returned to Greece for third-tier team Aries Trikala.[7] In the summer of 2013, he signed for Koroivos of the Greek A2 League.[8] On 29 August 2014 he signed for Greek A2 team Filippos Veria.[9] In June 2015, he signed to Iraklis Thessaloniki.[10]
Gioulekas has represented Greece at youth level. He has played a total of 25 games for the youth sides averaging 7.8 points per game.[11]
Gioulekas was a in the Greek roster that won the bronze medal at the 1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[11] During the tournament he played in all 7 games averaging 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.[12]
In 2013 Gioulekas received his degree in Sports science from the University of Thessaly.[13] He is married and the father of twins.[13]