Nikolaos "Nikos" Barlos (alternate spelling: Mparlos) (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Μπάρλος; born July 12, 1979) is a Greek retired professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.03 m (6'8") tall, he played at both the small forward and power forward positions.
 Barlos with Brescia in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Maroussi | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | GBL FEC | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | July 12, 1979 Patras, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 109 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1998–2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward / Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–2005 | Apollon Patras | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Olympiacos Piraeus | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Panionios | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Brescia | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Nea Kifissia | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Lavrio | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Panionios | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Kymis | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Olympiacos (academies) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Olympiacos B (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Maroussi (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
As player
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Medals
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Professional playing career
editBarlos won the Greek 2nd Division championship with Apollon Patras in 2003. He was named the MVP of the 2005 Greek All-Star Game. In the next season, he moved to Olympiacos, and with them he played in the EuroLeague. In 2015, he signed with Lavrio.
On November 12, 2017, Barlos joined Kymis of the top-tier level Greek Basket League.[1]
National team playing career
editBarlos was a member of Greece's under-26 national selection that won the silver medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.[2]
Coaching career
editAfter he retired from playing professional basketball, Barlos began his basketball coaching career in 2018, as he became a head coach of the Olympiacos youth academies. In 2019, he became the assistant coach of the reserve team of Olympiacos, Olympiacos B, of the Greek 2nd Division.
Awards and accomplishments
editPlaying career
edit- 2× Greek 2nd Division Champion: (2003, 2017)
- 2× Greek League All-Star: (2005, 2011)
- Greek All-Star Game MVP: (2005)