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Nasos Galakteros

Greek basketball player (born 1969)

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Source revisionJun 10, 2025
Entity authorityQ550471 ↗
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Athanasios "Nasos" Galakteros (Greek: Αθανάσιος "Νάσος" Γαλακτερός; born March 10, 1969, in Kavala, Greece) is a retired Greek professional titleholder basketball player. Galakteros played professionally in the Greek Basket League as well as international tournaments.

Professional career

Galakteros began his basketball career with Amyntas, and later on, he played with AEK. He was a Greek Cup finalist in 1992. In 1993, he joined PAOK, where he achieved success by winning the FIBA Korać Cup in 1994 and the Greek Cup in 1995.

In the following season, Galakteros joined Olympiacos. With Olympiacos, he won two Greek League championships (1996, 1997), one Greek Cup (1997), and the EuroLeague (1997). The highlight of his career was the 1996–97 season when he achieved the Triple Crown. In 1998, while playing with Aris, Galakteros won the Greek Cup.

National team career

Galakteros was a member of the Greece men's national basketball team. He represented Greece at the 1990 FIBA World Championship, where the team finished in 6th place, and at the 1994 FIBA World Championship, where Greece finished in 4th place.

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The public source identifies “Nasos Galakteros” as greek basketball player (born 1969). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Nasos, Galakteros and Greek.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1969, 1992, 1993, 1994—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1969-03-10. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Nasos, Galakteros and Greek providing the first useful test.
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