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Sofoklis Schortsanitis

1985 - Today

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Sofoklis Schortsanitis (Greek: Σοφοκλής Σχορτσανίτης; born 22 June 1985) is a Greek-Cameroonian former professional basketball player and Olympian. An All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2011, Schortsanitis won the EuroLeague title in 2014 with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and reached the EuroLeague Final in 2010 and 2011, while playing for Olympiacos and Maccabi, respectively. He was a member of the Greece men's national basketball team that captured silver medal honours in the 2006 FIBA World Championship and a bronze medal in the EuroBasket 2009. He is nicknamed "Big Sofo" or "Baby Shaq". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Sofoklis Schortsanitis is the 457th most popular basketball player (down from 397th in 2024), the 57th most popular biography from Cameroon (up from 58th in 2019) and the most popular Cameroonian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Sofoklis Schortsanitis ranks 457 out of 1,757. Before him are Danny Ainge, Igor Kokoškov, Rui Hachimura, Kyle Anderson, Vasilije Micić, and Danilo Gallinari. After him are OG Anunoby, Buddy Jeannette, Michael Porter Jr., DeMar DeRozan, Blake Griffin, and İbrahim Kutluay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Sofoklis Schortsanitis ranks 330. Before him are Josh Zuckerman, Chris Zylka, Karla Souza, Vivek Ramaswamy, Bombayla Devi Laishram, and Karima Adebibe. After him are Nicolas Lombaerts, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Eva Amurri, Adriana Ugarte, Simone Bolelli, and John Francis Daley.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Sofoklis Schortsanitis ranks 57 out of 156. Before him are André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (1995), Patrick Ekeng (1990), Jean Makoun (1983), Eric Djemba-Djemba (1981), Stéphane Mbia (1986), and Souleymanou Hamidou (1973). After him are André Kana-Biyik (1965), Nicolas Nkoulou (1990), Calixthe Beyala (1961), Angèle Etoundi Essamba (null), Timothée Atouba (1982), and Pierre Njanka (1975).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Cameroon

Among basketball players born in Cameroon, Sofoklis Schortsanitis ranks 1. After him are Joel Embiid (1994), Pascal Siakam (1994), and Luc Mbah a Moute (1986).

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