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| Born | 1 January 1930 Chania, Crete, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 June 2010 (aged 79) Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1947–1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1947–1966 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1947–1964 | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
| Virtus Bologna | |||||||||||||||
| Motomorini Bologna | |||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 1947–1966 | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
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As a head coach:
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Ioannis Spanoudakis (alternate spellings: Giannis, Yiannis, Yannis) (Greek: Ιωάννης "Γιάννης" Σπανουδάκης) (1930 – 10 June 2010), was a Greek basketball player and coach. He represented the Greece men's national basketball team. Along with his brother, Alekos,[1] he is considered to be one of the early leading pioneers of the sport of modern basketball in the country of Greece. He was the long-time player / head coach of the Greek Basket League club Olympiacos, acting simultaneously in both roles, while with the club.