Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Apollon Smyrnis: Greece |
General Interest |
Injuries |
A knee injury forced him to miss the 2014 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (waterpolonews.gr, 02 Jul 2014)
He injured his foot in March 2013. (sport24.gr, 29 Mar 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Thodoris Vlachos [national], GRE; Giannis Katrouzanakis [club], GRE |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Goalkeeper |
Handedness |
Right |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo for the NC Khania club in Crete, Greece. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Never give up." (Facebook profile, 22 Feb 2021) |
Nicknames |
Kostas (Facebook profile, 22 Feb 2021) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Athens, GRE |
Languages |
Greek |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named Best Goalkeeper in 2016 by Greek magazine Novasports. (novasports.ge, 24 Oct 2016) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (fosonline.gr, 14 Feb 2021) |
Milestones |
He was part of the team that won Greece's first Olympic men's water polo medal when they claimed silver at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Dec 2021) |
