{{short description|Greek basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Manos Chatzidakis<br />Μάνος Χατζηδάκης | image = Manos_Chatzidakis.jpg | caption = Chatzidakis in 2023 | image_size = | position = Center | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 240 | league = Greek Basketball League | team = Maroussi | number = 10 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|4|21}} | birth_place = Leros, Greece | draft_year = | career_start = 2016 | career_end = | years1 = 2016–2019 | team1 = AEK Athens | years2 = 2018–2019 | team2 = →Maroussi | years3 = 2019–2020 | team3 = Koroivos Amaliadas | years4 = 2020–2021 | team4 = Maroussi | years5 = 2021–2023 | team5 = Kolossos Rodou | years6 = 2023–2024 | team6 = AEK Athens | years7 = 2024–2025 | team7 = Aris Thessaloniki | years8 = 2025–present | team8 = Maroussi | highlights = }}
'''Emmanouil "Manos" Chatzidakis''' (alternate spelling: Manos, Manolis, Hatzidakis, Hadjidakis) ({{langx|el|Εμμανουήλ "Μάνος" Χατζηδάκης}}; born April 21, 2000) is a Greek professional basketball player for Maroussi of the Greek Basketball League. He is a 2.08 m (6 ft 10½ in) tall center.
==Youth career== Chatzidakis played from a young age with the youth teams of the Greek clubs Kronos Agios Dimitrios, Ikaros Kallitheas, and Panionios Leros, before he started his pro career.
==Professional career== On June 28, 2016, Chatzidakis moved to AEK Athens of the Greek League, where he signed a seven-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-07 |title=AEK Athens invests in future with Hatizdakis - Latest - Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup |url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/73fyvurvj4qkh4ik/aek-athens-invests-in-future-with-hatizdakis |access-date=2023-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007183900/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/73fyvurvj4qkh4ik/aek-athens-invests-in-future-with-hatizdakis |archive-date=2018-10-07 }}</ref> On September 20, 2018, AEK loaned him to Maroussi of the Greek 2nd Division, in order for him to get more playing time.<ref>[https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/548638/Marousi-lands-Emmanouil-Chatzidakis Marousi lands Emmanouil Chatzidakis.]</ref> In his first game, he recorded 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists against Kavala. During the 2020-21 season with Maroussi, Chatzidakis averaged 9.1 points and 4 rebounds per contest, in 22 games played.
On July 9, 2021, Chatzidakis signed with the Greek First Division club Kolossos Rodou.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kolossos H Hotels land Emmanouil Chatzidakis |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/693325/Kolossos-H-Hotels-land-Emmanouil-Chatzidakis |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=www.eurobasket.com}}</ref> In 24 games played, he averaged 3.2 points and 1.4 rebounds, while playing around 9 minutes per contest. On August 16, 2022, he renewed his contract with Kolossos for another two years.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Chatzidakis re-signs at Kolossos H Hotels Rodou |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/763996/Chatzidakis-re-signs-at-Kolossos-H-Hotels-Rodou |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=www.eurobasket.com}}</ref> In 22 games played, he averaged 4.9 points and 2.7 rebounds, while playing around 14 minutes per contest.
On June 9, 2023, Chatzidakis made his return to AEK after four seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AEK Athens welcome back Chatzidakis |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/815929/AEK-Athens-welcome-back-Chatzidakis |access-date=2023-08-13 |website=www.eurobasket.com}}</ref>
On June 20, 2024, Chatzidakis signed a two-year deal with Aris. On July 22, 2025, he parted ways with the club.
==National team career== ===Greek junior national team=== Chatzidakis played with the junior national teams of Greece at the 2016 FIBA Under-16 European Championship, the 2018 FIBA Under-18 European Championship, and the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.
===Greek senior national team=== Chatzidakis played with the senior Greek national team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. He was also selected to be a part of the national team in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greece announces final 12-man roster for FIBA World Cup |url=https://basketnews.com/news-193468-greece-announces-final-12-man-roster-for-fiba-world-cup.html |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=basketnews.com |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20211028231841/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Emmanouil%20Hatzidakis/pid//_//players.html FIBA profile] (archive) *[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Emmanouil-Chatzidakis/Greece/AEK-Athens/368895 Eurobasket.com profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chatzidakis, Manos}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Category:21st-century Greek sportsmen Category:AEK B.C. players Category:Aris B.C. players Category:Centers (basketball) Category:Greek Basket League players Category:Greek men's basketball players Category:Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Category:Koroivos B.C. players Category:Maroussi B.C. players Category:People from Leros