Konstantinos Tsartsaris

Konstantinos Tsartsaris
Player information
Nickname	Icelanders
birthday	17th October 1979
place of birth	Veria , Greece
size	209 cm
position	Power forward
Clubs as active
1993–1995 GS Veria 1995–1997 Filippos Verias 1997–1998 UMF Grindavik 1998–1999 Near Ist 1999–2002 Peristeri Athens 2002–2013 Panathinaikos Athens
National team 1
2000-2010 1998	Greece Greece U 20	123 010
1 As of August 20, 2008

Konstantinos Tsartsaris ( Greek Κωνσταντίνος Τσαρτσαρής , born October 17, 1979 in Veria , Greece ) is a former Greek basketball player who was 2.09 m tall and played in the power forward position.

Career

Konstantinos Tsartsaris played handball at a young age, like most athletes in Veria, at the beginning of his sports career before he later switched to basketball . Tsartsaris began his basketball career in 1993 with GS Veria in the 4th Greek division. In 1995 he moved to local rival Filippos Verias (3rd division). In 1997 Konstantinos Tsartsaris went to Grindavík in Iceland, which earned him the nickname "Icelander" in his home country. After his cup victory in 1998, the Greek first division teams noticed him and after stints at Near Ist and the traditional Greek club Peristeri , Tsartsaris landed at the Greek top club Panathinaikos Athens in 2002, where he is still under contract today. With Panathinaikos, Tsartsaris was able to win the Greek championship ten times and the cup eight times, as well as the ULEB Euroleague in 2007, 2009 and 2011 .

On June 14, 2013 Tsartsaris announced his retirement from active basketball just a few days after the tenth championship title of his career.

National team

Tsartsaris made his debut with the Greek national team on June 19, 1998 in a game against Germany in Rhodes . Since then he has been an integral part of the team and reached with this, in addition to the European championship in 2005 in Serbia , the vice-world championship in 2006 at which Greece was able to defeat the US national team.

Play style

Tsartsaris whichever is also on the position of the versatile player Center can be used. In addition to his technique and hit rate from a distance, his strengths include his defensive skills.

successes

• Greek champion : 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
• Greek Cup Winner : 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
• Icelandic Cup Winner: 1998
• ULEB Euroleague : 2007 , 2009 , 2011
• European Championship : 2005
• Stanković Cup : 2006
• Vice World Champion: 2006

Awards

• Participation in the Greek All Star Game: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Participation in European Championships: 2005, 2007
• Participation in world championships : 2006, 2010
• Participation in the Olympic Games: 2004, 2008
• Participation in the U20 European Championship: 1998
• Greek Cup Final MVP : 2006, 2007, 2008

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Report on Tsartsari's resignation on Panathinaiko's website