Argiris Kambouris
Greek professional basketball player and coach
Anargiros "Argiris" Kambouris (alternate spellings: Argyris, Kampouris, Kabouris, Greek: Αργύρης Καμπούρης; born January 24, 1962) is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.07 m (6 ft 9+1⁄2 in) tall, he played at both the power forward and center positions. He is considered to be one of the most important players in the history of the Greek basketball club Olympiacos Piraeus. As a member of the senior Greece national team, Kambouris was the hero of the final of the 1987 EuroBasket, as he scored the game's winning points, with two made free throws, that came just four seconds before the game's end.
Professional career
Kambouris played with Olympiacos Piraeus from 1978 to 1995, except for the 1980–81 season, during which he spent on loan with the Greek club A.N.O. Glyfada. As the Team Captain of Olympiacos, he won three Greek League championships, in the years 1993, 1994, and 1995. With Olympiacos, he was also a Greek Cup finalist in 1983 and 1986, and a Greek Cup winner in 1994. He was also a member of two Olympiacos teams that played in the EuroLeague Finals, in 1994 at Tel Aviv, and in 1995 at Zaragoza. He finished his playing career with the Greek club Peristeri Athens.
National team career
Kambouris was an important member of the senior Greece national team.
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