Vasileiadis in action with Anadolu Efes
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No. 7 – AEK Athens | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League |
Greek Basket League Champions League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Thessaloniki, Greece |
March 15, 1984
Nationality | Greek |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2006 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2000–present |
Career history | |
2000–2006 | PAOK |
2006–2007 | Málaga |
2007–2008 | Olympiacos |
2008–2009 | PAOK |
2009 | Sutor Basket Montegranaro |
2009–2010 | Obradoiro CAB |
2010–2013 | Bilbao Basket |
2013–2014 | Anadolu Efes |
2014–2015 | Unicaja |
2015–2016 | PAOK |
2016 | Obradoiro CAB |
2016–present | AEK Athens |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Konstantinos "Kostas" Vasileiadis (alternate spellings include: Costas, Vasiliadis, Vassiliadis) (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Βασιλειάδης; born March 15, 1984) is a Greek professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek League. He is a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall swingman.
Vasileiadis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, and raised in Kilkis, Greece. He started his professional career with PAOK of the Greek Basket League. He was the team captain of PAOK, and he played there for 6 years, from 2000 to 2006. He had an outstanding start to his career with the club, before joining Málaga of the Spanish League.
Vasileiadis was a famous and popular player while he played with the Spanish giants Málaga during the 2006–07 season. The Spanish side was able to make an impact in European competitions, partly due to the play and efforts of Vasileiadis, while he was a member of the club. The fans of the club say that he will always be remembered and appreciated by them for his efforts and play for the team on the court.
On July 12, 2007, he signed a contract with the Greek EuroLeague giants Olympiacos, despite them being rivals to his personal favorite club and previous team, PAOK. He helped Olympiacos to a second-place finish in the Greek League during the 2007–08 season. Vasileiadis returned to PAOK for the 2008–09 season, as part of the club's revitalization movement under new ownership, after a previously poor 2007–08 season for the club. He was once again made the team's captain.
Before the 2008–09 season was over, he moved the Italian League club Sutor Basket Montegranaro. He signed a contract with the Spanish ACB League team Obradoiro CAB in August 2009. In 2010, he signed a 3-year contract with the Spanish club Bilbao Basket, with the third year being optional. He was named to the All-EuroCup First Team in 2013.