| Fanis Christodoulou Φάνης Χριστοδούλου | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lbs: | 250 |
| Team: | Panionios |
| Position: | General Manager |
| Birth Date: | 22 May 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Athens, Greece |
| Draft Year: | 1987 |
| Draft Round: | 4 |
| Draft Pick: | 90 |
| Draft Team: | Atlanta Hawks |
| Career Start: | 1983 |
| Career End: | 1998 |
| Career Position: | Small forward / power forward |
| Career Number: | 4, 15 |
| Years1: | 1983–1997 |
| Team1: | Panionios |
| Years2: | 1997–1998 |
| Team2: | Panathinaikos |
| Highlights: | As a player:
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Theofanis "Fanis" Christodoulou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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]
Christodoulou was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.[2] A FIBA Balkans Selection member, in 1991, and a two-time FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team selection, in 1993 and 1995, Christodoulou is also a candidate for the FIBA Hall of Fame.
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.
Christodoulou was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1987 NBA draft as the 90th pick overall, but decided to stay in Greece and didn't join the NBA.
Christodoulou was an important member of the Greece men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1987 FIBA EuroBasket and the silver medal at the 1989 FIBA 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 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1995 FIBA EuroBasket, the 1997 FIBA EuroBasket, and at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. On an individual level, Christodoulou was the MVP of the Acropolis Tournament in 1996.
In 2022, Christoudoulo became the general manager of the Greek Basket League club Panionios.[3]
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.