# Sotiris Nikolaidis

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Greek basketball player

Sotiris Nikolaidis Personal information Born (1974-05-25) May 25, 1974 (age 52) Thessaloniki, Greece Listed height 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) Listed weight 181 lb (82 kg) Career information Playing career 1995–2010 Position Point guard / Shooting guard Coaching career 2010–present Career history Playing 1995–2000 PAOK 2000–2001 Maroussi 2001–2002 Napoli 2002–2003 Iraklis 2003–2005 AEK 2005–2006 Maroussi 2006–2007 AEK 2007–2008 Rethymno 2008–2009 Ilysiakos 2009–2010 Apollon Patras Coaching 2010–2012 HANTH (youth) 2012–2013 MENT 2013–2014 Trikala Aries (assistant) 2014–2016 Stratoni 2016–2018 HANTH 2019–2020 Pefkochori 2020 Ionikos Nikaias (assistant) 2022–2023 Lavrio (assistant) Career highlights As player: FIBA Saporta Cup champion (2001) Greek Cup winner (1999) Medals Men's basketball Representing Greece FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship 1991 Greece Under-16

**Sotiris** "**Sotos**" **Nikolaidis** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Σωτήρης "Σώτος" Νικολαΐδης; (born May 25, 1974, in [Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki), [Greece](/source/Greece)), is a retired Greek professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player and current [basketball coach](/source/Basketball_coach). During his [club](/source/Sports_club) playing career, at a height of 1.86 m (6'1 1⁄4") tall, he played at the [point guard](/source/Point_guard) and [shooting guard](/source/Shooting_guard) positions.

## Professional career

Nikolaidis started his youth basketball career in Greece, with [HAN Thessaloniki](/source/X.A.N._Thessaloniki_B.C.). In 1995, he transferred to the [Greek Basket League](/source/Greek_Basket_League) club [PAOK Thessaloniki](/source/PAOK_BC), where he played for five years. With PAOK, he also played three seasons in Europe's top level competition, the [FIBA EuroLeague](/source/EuroLeague) ([1997–98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_FIBA_EuroLeague), [1998–99](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_FIBA_EuroLeague), [1999–00](/source/1999%E2%80%9300_FIBA_EuroLeague)). Moreover, Nikolaidis also won the [Greek Cup](/source/Greek_Basketball_Cup) title with PAOK, in 1999.

In 2000, he moved to the Greek club [Maroussi Athens](/source/Maroussi_B.C.), and with them he won the European-wide secondary level [FIBA Saporta Cup](/source/FIBA_Saporta_Cup)'s [2000–01 season](/source/2000%E2%80%9301_FIBA_Saporta_Cup) championship. Nikolaidis was the hero of the 2001 [FIBA Saporta Cup Final](/source/FIBA_Saporta_Cup_Final), after he scored the game's two winning points, with [free throws](/source/Free_throw) made 15 seconds before the end of the game. He also played in the Greek Basket League with [Iraklis Thessaloniki](/source/Iraklis_Thessaloniki_B.C.), [AEK Athens](/source/AEK_B.C.), and [Rethymno](/source/Rethymno_Cretan_Kings_B.C.). With AEK, he also played two seasons in Europe's top level [EuroLeague](/source/EuroLeague) ([2003–04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_EuroLeague) and [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_EuroLeague)).

Nikolaidis then played with [Ilysiakos Athens](/source/Ilysiakos_BC) in the [Greek 2nd Division](/source/Greek_A2_Basket_League), and in the [semi-pro](/source/Semi-professional_sports) level [Greek 3rd Division](/source/Greek_B_Basket_League), with [Apollon Patras](/source/Apollon_Patras_B.C.). He ended his [club](/source/Sports_club) playing career in the Greek minor leagues, with HAN Thessaloniki.[1][2]

## National team career

With [Greece's Under-16 junior national team](/source/Greece_men's_national_under-16_basketball_team), Nikolaidis won the silver medal at the [1991 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship](/source/1991_FIBA_Europe_Under-16_Championship). He also played in one [cap](/source/Cap_(sports)) (game) with the senior [Greek national basketball team](/source/Greek_national_basketball_team), in a game against [Belgium](/source/Belgian_national_basketball_team), at the [1999 FIBA EuroBasket qualification](/source/1999_FIBA_EuroBasket_qualification) tournament.

## Personal life

His sons [Alexandros](/source/Alexandros_Nikolaidis_(basketball)) and Apostolos also became professional basketball players.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Ο Σωτήρης Νικολαΐδης στη ΧΑΝΘ"](http://northbasket.gr/%CE%BF-%CF%83%CF%89%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%90%CE%B4%CE%B7%CF%82-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7-%CF%87%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B8/). *northbasket.gr*. Retrieved 2017-07-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Το Μαρούσι όλης της Ελλάδας"](http://www.sport24.gr/Basket/to-marousi-olhs-ths-elladas.2215318.html). *sport24.gr*. Retrieved 2017-07-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Olympiacos signs youngster Alexandros Nikolaidis.](https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/926375/olympiacos-signs-youngster-alexandros-nikolaidis/)

## External links

- [Euroleague.net profile](https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BVO#!careerstats)

- [FIBA EuroLeague profile](http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.season_2000.roundID_2571.playerID_10573.teamID_1003.html)

- [FIBA Archive profile](https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Sotirios%20NIKOLAIDIS/pid/10573/_//players.html)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

- [Hellenic Basketball Federation profile](http://basket.gr/index.php/playerview?playerid=372) (in Greek)

- [Greek Basket League](http://www.esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=000003AD&mode=4&idteam=0000000E&idchampionship=00000006) (in Greek)

- [Greek Basket League profile](http://widgets.baskethotel.com/site/esake/player/5110221/) (in English)

- [Eurobasket.com profile](https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Sotiris-Nikolaidis/Greece/AS-Apollon-Patras/12837)

- [Draftexpress.com profile](http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Sotiris-Nikolaidis-35603/)

- [ProBallers.com profile](https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/6500/sotirios-nikolaidis)

- [KapaSports coach profile](http://www.kapasports.gr/portfolio/sotiris-nikolaidis/)

v t e Maroussi FIBA Saporta Cup 2000–01 champions 4 Falekas 5 Nikolaidis 6 Manolopoulos 7 Karaplis 8 Maslarinos 9 Marmarinos 10 Vourtzoumis 11 Evtimov 12 Oliver (Finals MVP) 13 Amaya Anagnostou Charalampidis Logothetis Head coach: Alexandris

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