Dimitrios Tsaldaris
 Tsaldaris with Dinamo Sassari in 2010. | |
| No. 16 – Doxa Lefkadas | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | Greek Basket League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 7, 1980 Piraeus, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2001–present |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2004 | Alimos |
| 2004–2005 | Peristeri |
| 2005–2006 | Panellinios |
| 2006–2009 | Aris |
| 2009 | Napoli |
| 2009–2010 | Montegranaro |
| 2010–2011 | Sassari |
| 2011–2012 | Aris |
| 2012–2013 | Kolossos Rodou |
| 2013 | Biella |
| 2013–2015 | AENK |
| 2015 | KAOD |
| 2015–present | Doxa Lefkadas |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Dimitrios Tsaldaris (alternate spelling: Dimitris) (Greek: Δημήτρης Τσαλδάρης) (born March 7, 1980) is a Greek professional basketball player for Doxa Lefkadas of the Greek Basketball League. Born in Piraeus, Greece, he is a swingman. He is 1.96 m (6'5")[1] in height.
Player profile
Tsaldaris is a left-handed, crafty offensive player and pesky defender. He is a good ball handler and passer and he can play the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Professional career
Tsaldaris began his professional career in 2001 with Alimos in the Greek 2nd Division. He then played with the Greek 1st Division club Peristeri, during the 2004–05 season, and then with Panellinios during the 2005–06 season. He was voted the Greek League Best Young Player in 2006.[2]
He then transferred to Aris. In 2009, he moved to the top-tier level Italian League club Napoli. He then moved to the Italian clubs Sutor Montegranaro and Dinamo Sassari. He returned to Aris for the 2011-12 season. He moved to the Greek club Kolossos in 2012.
In 2013, he joined the Italian side Biella, and the next club he moved to was Greek side AENK.
On January 6, 2015, he signed with Greek team KAOD.[3] He then played with the Greek club Doxa Lefkadas, both in the first and second Greek divisions.
Greek national team
Tsaldaris has also played with the senior men's Greek national basketball team.
Personal life
He is married to Polina, and has a daughter named Despina, and a son named Stelios. In his spare time, he enjoys reading and traveling. His sports idols are Michael Jordan and Dražen Petrović. His favorite movie is Apocalypse Now, and his favorite car is the Nissan GT-R. He thinks of himself as a very quiet and reserved person, who likes to be in a group of friends. His jokes were famous among the players and coaches in the practice sessions of Sutor Montegranaro. With the usual victim of his pranks being his co-player Dejan Ivanov. He considers Željko Obradović as the ideal basketball head coach, while he considers Juan Carlos Navarro the most difficult opponent he ever faced. He likes any kind of music, and his nickname is "Mitsos". He thinks of the Greek islands as the ideal destination for holidays, and he prefers brunettes to blondes.[4]
Awards and accomplishments
- Greek League Best Young Player: (2006)
- 2x Greek League All-Star: (2008, 2009)
References and notes
External links
- Euroleague.net Profile
- Draftexpress.com Profile
- Eurobasket.com Profile
- Italian League Profile (Italian)
- Greek Basket League Profile (Greek)