Greek basketball player

Efstratios "Stratos" Perperoglou (Greek: Στράτος Περπέρογλου; born August 7, 1984) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m (6'8") tall and he played mainly at the small forward position.

Contents

• 1 Professional career
• 2 National team career
  • 2.1 Greek junior national team
  • 2.2 Greek senior national team
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Career statistics
  • 4.1 EuroLeague
• 5 Awards and accomplishments
  • 5.1 Pro clubs
  • 5.2 Greek junior national team
  • 5.3 Greek senior national team
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Professional career

Perperoglou began his playing career with the youth clubs of AO Kavalas and Iviskos. He started his professional career with Ilysiakos in 2002, and then he moved to Panionios in 2004. In 2007, he transferred from Panionios to the big Greek EuroLeague club Panathinaikos.

With Panathinaikos, Perperoglou won 4 Greek League championships (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) and 3 Greek Cups (2008, 2009, 2012). He also won 2 EuroLeague *les (2009, 2011), and the Triple Crown with Panathinaikos, in 2009.

In August 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Olympiacos. With Olympiacos, he won the 2012–13 season championship of the EuroLeague. He also won the 2013 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

On June 18, 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Anadolu Efes. On July 23, 2015, he left Efes and signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona L*a.

On September 21, 2017, he signed with Israeli club Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2017–18 season.

On August 3, 2018, Perperoglou moved to Serbia and signed for Crvena zvezda for the 2018–19 season. Also, he played the 2019–20 season for the Zvezda.

In July 2021, Perperoglou announced his retirement from his basketball career at age 36.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Perperoglou won bronze medals with Greece's junior national teams at both the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. He also played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Greek senior national team

Perperoglou has also played with the senior men's Greek national basketball team, and with them, he won the bronze medal at the 2009 EuroBasket. He also played at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the 2013 EuroBasket, the 2015 EuroBasket, and the 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Personal life

Perperoglou is married to former WNBA player Erin Buescher Perperoglou.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Awards and accomplishments

Perperoglou celebrating Greece's win against Turkey (76–74) in EuroBasket 2009

Pro clubs

• 6× Greek League All-Star: (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014)
• Greek League Best Five: (2007)
• 3× Greek Cup Winner: (2008, 2009, 2012)
• 4× Greek League Champion: (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• 3× EuroLeague Champion: (2009, 2011, 2013)
• Triple Crown Winner: (2009)
• FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion: (2013)
• EuroLeague MVP of the Month: (December 2013)
• Turkish Cup Winner: (2015)
• Spanish Supercup Winner: (2015)
• Adriatic Supercup Winner: (2018)
• All-Adriatic League Team (2019)
• Adriatic League Champion: (2019)
• Serbian League champion: (2019)

Greek junior national team

• 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: :Bronze
• 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Cup: :Bronze

Greek senior national team

• 2009 EuroBasket: :Bronze

References

External links

• Stratos Perperoglou at acb.com (in Spanish)
• Stratos Perperoglou at esake.gr (in Greek)
• Stratos Perperoglou at eurobasket.com
• Stratos Perperoglou at euroleague.net
• Stratos Perperoglou at fiba.com
• Stratos Perperoglou at basket.gr (in Greek)