Dimitris Diamantidis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dimitris Diamantidis
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	May 6, 1980(1980-05-06)
Age	44
Birthplace	Kastoria
Country	Greece
Birth City	Western Macedonia
Horoscope	Taurus

Dimitris Diamantidis Biography

Dimitris Diamantidis is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 6, 1980 in Kastoria, Western Macedonia, Greece. First-class Euroleague player who took home Euroleague champions in the 2007 season 2009 and 2011 in addition to being named Euroleague MVP in 2011.

He along with his Greek team-mates beat the He and his Greek counterparts defeated LeBron James and the U.S. team in the semi-finals of the FIBA World Championships in 2006. and the U.S. team in the semi-finals of the FIBA World Championships in 2006.

In the summer of 1999, at the age of 19, Diamantidis began his professional career, when he transferred to Iraklis Thessaloniki. He became a starting player there by his second season. Diamantidis helped to bring Iraklis, one of the oldest Greek teams, back into prominence, after the club had been struggling. With Iraklis, Diamantidis won the Greek League MVP award in the 2003–04 season.

As part of the Greek under-26 national selection, Diamantidis won the silver medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. Diamantidis was a member of the senior Greek national basketball team. With the senior national team of Greece, he won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket. During the FIBA EuroBasket that year, he led the tournament in assists, and was selected to the All-Tournament Team. In the tournament semifinals against the French national team, Diamantidis hit a game-winning three-point shot, with Greece trailing by a score of 66–64, at the end of the game, to give Greece a 67–66 victory, and send them to the European Championship’s final game.

They are both natives to Kastoria.

Dimitris Diamantidis Net Worth

Dimitris Diamantidis is one of the richest Basketball Player from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dimitris Diamantidis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his young career with his home club in Kastoria at the age of 14.

He was awarded his Euroleague Best Defender Award five consecutive times from 2005 to 2009.

Dimitris Diamantidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Διαμαντίδης ) (born May 6, 1980) is a retired Greek professional basketball player, who spent all twelve seasons of his EuroLeague career with Panathinaikos Athens. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Europeans ever to grace the game, he marked his era by being the most versatile player in the EuroLeague, serving as an inspiration to a whole generation of young European stars.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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As a member of the senior Greek national team, Diamantidis won a EuroBasket title in 2005; anchoring a defense that allowed 59.7 points per game, he scored the three-pointer that sealed the fate of the semifinal against France, seconds before the buzzer. He led the tournament in assists, and was part of the All-EuroBasket Team. In 2006, he played a pivotal role in a FIBA World Cup silver medal campaign, with Greece stunning Team USA in the semifinals, and Diamantidis finishing as the competition’s steals leader. Diamantidis was a two-time Olympian, bearing the Greek colours in 2004 and 2008, and earning on both occasions the fifth place of the tournament, tied as an all-time best finish for Greece. On the basis of his myriad achievements, he was named Mister Europa Player of the Year by Italian sports magazine Superbasket in 2007.

Facts & Trivia

Dimitris Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Dimitris Diamantidis celebrates birthday on May 6 of every year.

On September 4, 2010, after Greece’s elimination in the Eighth-Finals of the 2010 FIBA World Championship, at the hands of Spain (by a score of 80–72), Diamantidis announced his immediate retirement from the senior Greek National Team. He had 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in his last game with Greece’s national team. He finished his career bearing the Greek flag, having played in 124 games, and having scored 760 points, averaging 6.13 points per game.