Vassilis Angelakopoulos

Vassilis Angelakopoulos (alternate spelling: Vasilis) (Greek: Βασίλης Αγγελακόπουλος, Greek pronunciation: [va'silis aŋɟela'kopylos]; born August 4, 1979) is a Greek professional basketball player who last played for Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. Born in Larissa, he started his professional career with GS Larissa. Angelakopoulos has also played for Olympia Larissa and AEL, appearing for all three professional basketball teams of his hometown. He has also played for several other teams in the first and second tier of Greek basketball.

Vassilis Angelakopoulos
Βασίλης Αγγελακόπουλος

Mynokou
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1979-08-04) August 4, 1979 (age 46) Larissa, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1997–present
Career history
1997–2001	GS Larissa
2001–2004	Olympia Larissa
2004–2006	GS Larissa
2006–2007	Aigaleo
2007–2008	AEL
2008–2009	Kavala
2009–2010	Olympia Larissa
2010–2011	Iraklis
2012	AGO Rethymno
2012–2013	Trikala
2013–2015	Kavala
2015–2016	Psychiko
2016–2019	Iraklis
2020–present	Mynokou
Career highlights
Greek 2nd Division champion (2015)

Professional career

Angelakopoulos started his professional career with GS Larissa, in 1997.^[1] In 2001, he moved to city rivals Olympia Larissa, with whom he played for 3 years.^[1] In 2004, he returned to GS Larissa for a second spell,^[1] before moving to Aigaleo for the 2006–07 season.^[2]

In August 2010, Angelakopoulos agreed to terms with Iraklis Thessaloniki, of the Greek Basket League.^[3] In March 2012, he agreed with AGO Rethymno, to play with the team for the remainder of the 2011–12 season.^[4] In the summer of 2013, Angelakopoulos signed with Kavala.^[5]

He was one of the main contributors of Trikala, in the 2012–13 Greek A2 League season, helping the team to win a league promotion to the Greek Basket League's next season.^[6] Although he expressed his desire to stay at Trikala,^[6] in September 2015, he signed with Psychiko.^[7] On 21 July 2016, Angelakopoulos agreed with Iraklis Thessaloniki, of the Greek A2 League, for a second term in the team.^[8]