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Vangelis Vourtzoumis

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Vangelis Vourtzoumis
Personal information
Born (1969-10-30) October 30, 1969 (age 55)
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Listed height6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
Playing career1988–2002
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
1988–1995Aris
1995–1998Panathinaikos
1998–1999Near East
1999–2000S.S. Felice Scandone
1999–2001Maroussi
2001–2002KAOD
Career highlights and awards

Evangelos "Vangelis" Vourtzoumis (alternate spelling: Vaggelis) (Greek: Βαγγέλης Βουρτζούμης) (born October 30, 1969) is a retired Greek professional basketball player.

Professional career

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Vourtzoumis won three European titles on three different Greek teams. In 1993, he played with Aris and with them he won the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup against Efes, at Torino. In 1996, he played with Panathinaikos, and with them he was a winner of the EuroLeague championship at Paris. In 2001, he won the FIBA Saporta Cup championship with Maroussi.

Vourtzoumis also won the Greek League championship in 1989, 1990, and 1991, and two Greek Cups, in 1990 and 1992, while playing with Aris. He also won the 1998 Greek League championship, and the 1996 Greek Cup title, with Panathinaikos.

National team career

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Vourtzoumis had eight caps with the senior men's Greek national basketball team, and he averaged 5.9 points per game.

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