Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Apollon Smyrnis: Greece |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Business Administration - Athens University of Economics and Business: Greece |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (Athlete, 10 Aug 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Nikolaos Deligiannis [club], GRE |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Driver |
Handedness |
Right |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
English, Greek |
General Interest |
Famous relatives |
His father Andreas competed in water polo at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. His older sister Marie-Danielle has played water polo for the NC Vouliagmeni club in Greece. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Sep 2021; sport24.gr, 06 Aug 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He was involved in karate, football and tennis before switching to water polo. "At first I wanted to become a footballer, but my mother wouldn't let me. Because I love water my mother put me in the pool and I just did it. The fact that there's a physical element and a ball helped too. Plus I never imagined being involved in an individual sport." |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began playing water polo at age 11 with the NC Vouliagmeni club in Greece. |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"I try to push myself by giving more than 100% every time." (Athlete, 10 Aug 2016) |
Awards and honours |
He was named A1 Ethniki Most Valuable Player [MVP] for the 2018/19 season. (sdna.gr, 28 Jun 2019)
He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] in the final four of the 2018/19 Greek Cup. (agonasport.com, 19 Jan 2019)
He was named the A1 Ethniki Most Valuable Player [MVP] for the 2017/18 season. (fosonline.gr, 25 Jun 2018) |
Nicknames |
Alex (Instagram profile, 2018) |
Other information |
EXPERIENCE PLAYING ABROAD
He credits his experience playing in Italy for his development as a player. "Certainly my stay in Italy has helped me significantly in changing my playing style. It matured me and changed me as a player. I learned to approach the game differently. I have looked to improve in other areas such as defence but also creation, not just scoring. It's good to score goals but in a league as demanding as the Italian you have to have more to stand out." (sdna.gr, 26 Jun 2019)
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in maritime law. (Instagram profile, 2018) |
