Georgios Tsiaras (alternate spelling: Giorgos Tsiaras; born May 4, 1982) is a Greek former professional basketball player and the current team manager of Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. During his club playing career, he mainly covered the power forward position, but he could also assist at the center position.
| Peristeri | |
|---|---|
| Position | Team manager |
| League | Greek Basket League BCL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 4, 1982 Larissa, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2001–2019 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2006 | AEK Athens |
| 2006–2008 | Olympia Larissa |
| 2008–2010 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2010 | ČEZ Nymburk |
| 2010–2011 | Panionios Athens |
| 2011–2012 | Ikaros Kallitheas |
| 2012–2013 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 2013–2014 | CS Gaz Metan Mediaş |
| 2014–2015 | Melilla |
| 2015 | Aris |
| 2015–2016 | Aries Trikala |
| 2016–2018 | Apollon Patras |
| 2018–2019 | Kymis |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
| |
Professional career edit
During his first professional years, Tsiaras played with the Greek club AEK Athens, and with them he won the Greek League championship in 2002. In 2006, he moved to his home city of Larissa, and to the local Greek club Olympia Larissa. In 2008, he moved to The Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki. In 2010, he joined the Czech League club CEZ Nymburk.[1]
At the end of the season, he came back to Greece, signing with Panionios Athens. He later played with the Greek clubs Ikaros Kallitheas and Aris Thessaloniki. For the 2013–14 season, he signed with the Romanian League club CS Gaz Metan Mediaş. In August 2014, he signed with the Spanish 2nd Division team Melilla.[2]
In May 2015, he returned to his former team Aris, for the Greek League 2014–15 season playoffs.[3] On August 1, 2016, Tsiaras joined the Greek club Apollon Patras, where he spent two seasons.[4] He retired from playing professional club basketball in 2019.
National team career edit
Tsiaras was a member of the Greek junior national team. With Greece's junior national teams, he won the bronze medal at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the silver medal at the 2000 AST World Under-18, and the gold medal at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Post-playing career edit
Tsiaris became the team manager of the Greek Basket League club Iraklis Thessaloniki, in 2020. He became the team manager of the Greek club Peristeri Athens, in 2022.
Awards and accomplishments edit
Pro career edit
- Greek League Champion: (2002)
- Greek League All-Star: (2008)
- Czech NBL Champion: (2010)
- Czech Cup Winner: (2010)
