Eurobasket: The Cypriot international who has represented Greece

OR Cyprus will take part for the first time in its history in the final phase Eurobasketas a host in the third group, that of Limassol. On Saturday, at 18:15, he will face the Greek team. This game is special for everyone, but even more so for Andrea Christodoulou.

Shipment to Limassol, Christos Robolis

The 30 -year -old shooting guard/forward has competed at the level of “small” national teams with Greece. In particular, Wear the National Young Men’s jersey in 2014 and 2015even participating in two U20 Eurobaskets, counting a total of 29 entries. In 2014 in Heraklion, where the Greek team ranked sixth (in an event won the title by Turkey with MVP Centie Osman, while Sasa Vezenkov was the top scorer with 19.3 points) and in 2015 in Italy where Greece was only 18th.

Andreas Christodoulou, who was then struggling at Olympic; He had spoken to sport-fm.gr For the longing to play with the Greek coat of arms. “In 2009, when I was watching in Rhodes the children of the National Young Men-many of whom are my teammates now at Olympiacos-to win the European Championship, I was telling my father someday to play with this jersey too? ‘ I am very happy to have managed“, He had stated then.

Christodoulou, who is a Limassol-born, began his career from the local AEL, before going to APOEL in 2011 and came to Greece for Mandoulides next year. In 2013, Olympiacos acquired him with a five -year contract and even won the Intercontinental Cup in 2013 and the championship in 2015. In 2015/16 he went on loan to Korivos and in the summer of 2016 signed a two -year contract with Rethymnon. It was followed by a season at Prometheus (2020/21) and one in PAOK (2021/22), and since then he has been playing in Cyprus, initially in AEK Larnaca, where he also passed a cruciate ligament, and now belongs to Limassol AE, where he began his career.