Georgios Amerikanos

Georgios Amerikanos
Personal information
Born(1942-12-21)21 December 1942
Died7 October 2013(2013-10-07) (aged 70)
Athens, Greece
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
Playing career1959–1977
PositionShooting guard
Number10
Coaching career1973–1987
Career history
Playing
1959–1975AEK Athens
1975–1977Apollon Patras
Coaching
1973–1974Aigaleo Athens
1977–1978AEK Athens
1979–1980Apollon Patras
1985–1986GS Kifissias
1986–1987AEK Athens
Career highlights
As a player:
Medals
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Balkan Championship 0 2 2
Total 0 2 2
Representing  Greece
Men's basketball
Balkan Championship
1963 Greece
1969 Greece
1964 Romania
1967 Yugoslavia

Georgios Amerikanos (alternate spellings: Giorgos, George) (Greek: Γιώργος Αμερικάνος; 21 December 1942 – 7 October 2013) was a Greek professional basketball player and coach. He was nicknamed Global, or Worldwide, due to his last name meaning American in English, and the level of his game being "All-World". In honour of his great contributions to the club as a player, his number 10 jersey was retired by AEK Athens, in 2015.