Giorgos Sigalas

Giorgos Sigalas
Player information
Nickname	Rambo
birthday	July 31, 1971
place of birth	Athens , Greece
size	201 cm
position	Shooting Guard
Clubs as active
1981–1989 Olympiakos Piraeus 1989–1990 AS Papagou 1992–1997 Olympiacos 1997–1998 Stefanel Milano 1998–2000 Aris Thessaloniki 2000–2002 PAOK Thessaloniki 2002–2003 CB Granada 2003 Viola Reggio Calabria 2003–2004 Makedonikos 2004–2005 Panionios Athens 2005– 2007 Aris Thessaloniki 0 00 0
National team 1
1993-2003	Greece	185
1 As of April 4, 2010

Georgios “Giorgos” Sigalas ( Greek Γἰώργος Σιγάλας , born July 31, 1971 in Athens , Greece ) is a former Greek basketball player .

Career

Giorgos Sigalas began his professional career in 1992 at Olympiacos Piraeus , where he was under contract for five years and had his most successful sporting period. In addition to five championships in a row and two cup victories, Sigalas won the European Cup in 1997 . In the following years and until the end of his career, Sigalas u. a. abroad and with important traditional Greek clubs such as B. Aris and PAOK Thessaloniki and Panionios Athens . The most significant success in this period was reaching the final in the Eurocup with Stefanel Milano . Sigalas, known above all for his defensive skills, ended his professional career in 2007. After his active career, Sigalas took over a coaching position for the youth teams of the Greek basketball association.

National team

Sigalas made his debut with the Greek national team on May 28, 1993 in a friendly against Germany in Hamburg . In the match, which Greece won 85:72, he scored six points. In the following ten years Sigalas took part in six European championships, two world championships and the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. In 185 games he scored 1487 points (8.04 on average). His last game for the national team was Sigalas on September 14, 2003 at the European Championships in Sweden against the selection of Serbia.

successes

• Greek champion : 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
• Greek Cup Winner : 1994, 1997
• European Champion Clubs' Cup : 1997

Awards

• Greek Basketball League MVP : 1996
• Acropolis Tournament MVP: 1999
• Participation in the Greek All-Star Game: 1999, 2001, 2002
• Participation in European championships : 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003
• Participation in world championships : 1994, 1998
• Participation in the Olympic Games: 1996