Dimitris Kalaitzidis (basketball)
Greek basketball player
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Dimitris Kalaitzidis (alternate spelling: Dimitrios) (Greek: Δημήτρης Καλαϊτζίδης; born February 15, 1985) is a Greek professional basketball player for Gefyra of the Greek 3rd division. He is a 6'6' (1.98 m) tall shooting guard–small forward.[1]
| Gefyra | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Greek 3rd division | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 15, 1985 Thessaloniki, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2002–2005 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Olympias Patras | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Panellinios | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | PAOK Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | APOEL | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Panellinios | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | KAOD | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Kavala | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Gefyra | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career
Some of the clubs that Kalaitzidis has played with during his pro career include: Iraklis Thessaloniki, Olympiacos, Panellinios,[2] APOEL. In the summer of 2012 Kalaitzidis signed for Greek Basket League Team KAOD.[3][4] He joined Kavala in the summer of 2013.
On 23 July 2016, Kalaitzidis signed a contract with Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek A2, returning in the team after 11 years.[5]
On 23 September 2020, he signed with Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.[6] On 26 July 2021, Kalaitzidis signed with Gefyra, opting for the first time in his career to play in the 3rd division.
National team career
Kalaitzidis was a member of the junior national teams of Greece. With Greece's junior national teams, he played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, and the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship[7]
Personal life
Kalaitzidis was raised in Pefka, and he has a degree in Civil Engineering.[8]
