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Nikos Filippou
Personal information
Born	July 15, 1962 (age 61); Ioannina, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Listed height	6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1982–1994
Position	Power forward
Career history
1982–1991	Aris
1991–1993	PAOK
1993–1994	Papagou
Career highlights and awards
	As a player: 9× Greek League champion (1983, 1985–1992); 5× Greek Cup winner (1985, 1987–1990);
Men's Basketball
Representing Greece
EuroBasket

Nikolaos "Nikos" Filippou (alternate spelling: Philippou) (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Φιλίππου; born July 15, 1962, Ioannina, Greece) is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in.), he played at the power forward position..

Professional career edit

As a member of the Greek club Aris, Filippou won 8 Greek League championships (1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) and 5 Greek Cups (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990). He also played at 3 EuroLeague Final Fours (1988, 1989, 1990) with Aris.

In 1991, he moved to PAOK, and with them he won the Greek League championship in 1992. He also played at the EuroLeague Final Four with PAOK in 1993. He also played with the Greek club Papagou.

National team career edit

Filippou was also a member of the senior men's Greek national teams that won the gold medal at the 1987 EuroBasket, and the silver medal at 1989 EuroBasket. He also played with Greece at the 1986 FIBA World Championship.^[1]^[2]

Post-playing career edit

As the team manager of the senior men's Greek national team, Filippou won the gold medal at the 2005 EuroBasket, and the silver medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. In August 2010, he was appointed to the position of coordinating director of the Peace and Friendship Stadium.