Georgios Dedas

Georgios Dedas
Γιώργος Δέδας

Dedas playing with Caceres 2016.
AEK Athens
Position Assistant coach
League Greek Basket League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1980-01-02) January 2, 1980
Komotini, Greece
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 6.75 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1999–2016
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Coaching career 2016–present
Career history
As player:
1999–2003 MENT
2003–2006 Iraklis
2006–2007 Breogan Lugo
2007–2009 Beirasar Rosalia
2009–2010 Caceres 2016
2010–2011 PAOK
2011–2012 Rethymno
2012–2016 PAOK
As coach:
2016–present AEK Athens (Assistant)
Career highlights and awards

As player

Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almería National Team

Georgios Dedas (alternate spellings: Giorgos, Yiorgos) (Greek: Γιώργος Δέδας; born January 2, 1980) is a retired Greek professional basketball player and professional basketball coach. At 2.00 m (6 ft 6 ¾ in) tall and 100 kg (220 lbs.) in weight, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Professional career

Dedas began his professional career in 1999 with MENT. In 2003, he moved to Iraklis Thessaloniki. In 2006, he joined Breogan Lugo. He then moved to Beirasar Rosalia in 2007. He then joined Caceres 2016 in 2009.

In 2010, he moved to PAOK Thessaloniki. He joined Rethymno in 2011, and returned to PAOK in 2012. He extended his contract with PAOK in 2014.[1] He retired from playing professional basketball in 2016.

Greek national team

Dedas won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, while playing with the Greek national basketball team.

Coaching career

Dedas started his professional basketball coaching career as the assistant coach of AEK Athens in 2016.[2]

Awards and accomplishments

Personal

His younger brother, Stefanos, is a professional basketball head coach and he is currently coaching Royal Hali Gaziantep of the Turkish Basketball Super League.

References

  1. ↑ PAOK extends veterans Dedas and Charalampidis.
  2. ↑ Giorgos Dedas retires and joins AEK technical crew.


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