Sotiris Gioulekas
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Biography
Sotirios "Sotiris" Gioulekas (Greek: Σωτήρης Γκιουλέκας, [so'tiɾios ɟu'lekas], born November 28, 1979) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) tall small forward.
Professional career
In his pro career, Gioulekas has played with the following clubs: GS Larissas, Olympia Larissa, Baskets Nürnberg. In the later stages of the 2005–06 season he signed for Virtus Bologna. In April 2007 he signed for Orlandina. In July 2007 he signed an annual contract with Veroli. In December 2008 Gioulekas reached an agreement with Brindisi. In 2009 Gioulekas signed for the Italian A2 club Scafati.
In 2011 he returned to Greece for third-tier team Aries Trikala. In the summer of 2013 he signed for Koroivos of the Greek A2 League. On 29 August 2014 he signed for Greek A2 team Filippos Veria. In June 2015, he signed to Iraklis Thessaloniki.
International career
Gioulekas has represented Greece at youth level. He has played a total of 25 games for the youth sides averaging 7.8 points per game. Gioulekas was a in the Greek roster that won the bronze medal at the 1995 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. During the tournament he played in all 7 games averaging 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
Personal
In 2013 Gioulekas received his degree in Sports science from the University of Thessaly. He is married and the father of twins.