Nikos Oikonomou, as a player of Panathinaikos.
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Panionios | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Greek Basket League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Nikaia, Piraeus, Greece |
February 19, 1973
Nationality | Greek |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1990–2007 |
Position | Power forward |
Coaching career | 2008–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1990–1991 | Ionikos Nikaias |
1991–1999 | Panathinaikos |
1999–2000 | Virtus Bologna |
2000–2001 | Olympiacos |
2001–2002 | Barcelona |
2002–2003 | Olympia Larissa |
2003–2004 | Dynamo Moscow |
2004–2006 | Panionios |
2007 | Panellinios |
As coach: | |
2008 | Spata |
2008 | Ionikos N.F. |
2008 | Olympias Patras |
2008-2012 | Ikaros Kallitheas (assistant) |
2012-2014 | Panionios (assistant) |
2013–2014 | Ikaroi Serron |
2014–2015 | Livadeia |
2015–2016 | Ionikos Nikaias |
2016–present | Panionios |
Career highlights and awards | |
As a player
As a head coach
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Medals
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As a player
As a head coach
Nikolaos "Nikos" Oikonomou (alternate spellings: Ikonomou, Ekonomou) (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Οικονόμου; born February 19, 1973) is a retired Greek professional basketball player, and a current professional basketball coach. As a basketball player, he was a 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall power forward, who played for many teams during his playing career. He also runs Basket4All, a basketball camp for young children.
Oikonomou started his playing career with the Greek club Ionikos Nikaias. From 1991 to 1998, he was a member of the Greek club Panathinaikos. He was one of the leaders of the team for many years. In 1993, he won the Greek Cup with Panathinaikos. He also played in the EuroLeague Final Four, at Tel Aviv, in 1994, and at Saragoza in 1995, coming in 3rd place both times.
In 1996, he won with Panathinaikos, the EuroLeague championship, the Greek Cup, and the FIBA Intercontinental Cup, all in the same year. In 1998, he won with Panathinaikos, the Greek League championship, the first Greek championship of the team since 1984. He then moved to Italy, to play in the Italian League in 1999, where he played with Virtus Bologna, and after a year, he moved from there back to Greece, to play for Olympiacos.