Vangelis Vourtzoumis Explained

Vangelis Vourtzoumis
Height Ft:6
Height In:4.75
Weight Lb:212
Birth Date:1969 10, mf=yes
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
Nationality:Greek
Career Start:1988
Career End:2002
Career Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Years1:1988–1995
Years2:1995–1998
Team2:Panathinaikos
Years3:1998–1999
Team3:Near East
Years4:1999–2000
Team4:S.S. Felice Scandone
Years5:1999–2001
Team5:Maroussi
Years6:2001–2002
Team6:KAOD
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Evangelos "Vangelis" Vourtzoumis (alternate spelling: Vaggelis) (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Βαγγέλης Βουρτζούμης) (born October 30, 1969) is a retired Greek professional basketball player.

Professional career

Vourtzoumis won three European titles on three different Greek teams. In 1993, he played with Aris and with them he won the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup against Efes, at Torino. In 1996, he played with Panathinaikos, and with them he was a winner of the EuroLeague championship at Paris. In 2001, he won the FIBA Saporta Cup championship with Maroussi.

Vourtzoumis also won the Greek League championship in 1989, 1990, and 1991, and two Greek Cups, in 1990 and 1992, while playing with Aris. He also won the 1998 Greek League championship, and the 1996 Greek Cup title, with Panathinaikos.

National team career

Vourtzoumis had eight caps with the senior men's Greek national basketball team, and he averaged 5.9 points per game.

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