Michalis Pelekanos

Michalis Pelekanos
Μιχάλης Πελεκάνος

Nickname(s)	The Pelican
Position	Shooting Guard Small Forward
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)
League	Greek League Euroleague
Team	Olympiacos
Born	May 25, 1981 (1981-05-25) (age 30) Koridalos, Piraeus, Athens, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Pro career	1999–present
Career history	Peristeri (1999-04) AEK Athens (2004-06) Panellinios (2006-07) Real Madrid (2007-08) Olympiacos Piraeus (2008-09) Maroussi (2009-10) Olympiakos BC (2010-2011)

Michalis Pelekanos (alternate spelling: Mihalis Pelekanos) (Greek: Μιχάλης Πελεκάνος) (born May 25th, 1981, Koridalos, Piraeus, Athens, Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 198 cm (6'6") tall and plays as a swingman.

Pro career

Pelekanos began his pro career in Greece with Peristeri of the Greek League. He later joined the Greek club AEK Athens, followed by the Greek club Panellinios. After a career year at Panellinios, where he made the home crowd fans chant his name during games, due to his exciting defensive plays and highlight reel dunks, Pelekanos moved to the Euroleague giants Real Madrid of the Spanish ACB League.^[1]

In 2008, he signed a 3 year contract worth €2.125 million euros net income with Olympiacos Piraeus. In August 2009, he was loaned by Olympiacos to Maroussi.^[2]

Greek national team

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Greece
Men's 2008 Olympics

Pelekanos was a member of the senior Greek national basketball team that competed at the EuroBasket 2007. He was also selected to the Greek national team for the 2008 Olympics Basketball Tournament.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

• 3x Greek All Star Game: (2001, 2003, 2010)
• Won the Greek Cup: (2011)

References

1. ^ Euroleague.net Real Madrid signs Pelekanos .
2. ^ Solobasket.it Pelekanos approda al Maroussi (Italian).

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Draftexpress.com Profile
• 2008 Olympics Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• Real Madrid Profile
• Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
• Greek League Profile (Greek)
• Interbasket.net Profile
• Video Highlights

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Name	Pelekanos, Michalis
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Date of birth	1981-05-25
Place of birth	Koridalos, Piraeus, Athens, Greece
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