Sotirios Gioulekas


Sotirios "Sotiris" Gioulekas is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 7.5 in tall small forward.

Professional career

In his pro career, Gioulekas has played with the following clubs: GS Larissas, Olympia Larissa, Baskets Nürnberg. In the later stages of the 2005–06 [Lega Basket Serie A|2005–06 season] he signed for Virtus Bologna. In April 2007 he signed for Orlandina. In July 2007, he signed an annual contract with Veroli Basket|Veroli]. In December 2008 Gioulekas reached an agreement with Brindisi. In 2009, Gioulekas signed for the Italian A2 club Scafati.
In 2011, he returned to Greece for third-tier team Aries Trikala. In the summer of 2013, he signed for Koroivos of the Greek A2 League. On 29 August 2014 he signed for Greek A2 team Filippos Veria. In June 2015, he signed to Iraklis [Thessaloniki B.C.|Iraklis Thessaloniki].

National team career

Gioulekas has represented Greece national [basketball team|Greece] at youth level. He has played a total of 25 games for the youth sides averaging 7.8 points per game.
Gioulekas was a in the Greek roster that won the bronze medal at the 1995 [FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship]. During the tournament he played in all 7 games averaging 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

Personal life

In 2013 Gioulekas received his degree in Sports science from the University of Thessaly. He is married and the father of twins.