Theofanis "Fanis" Christodoulou (Greek: Θεοφάνης "Φάνης" Χριστοδούλου; born May 22, 1965) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He played mainly at small forward, but his complete all-around skills allowed him to play all five positions. During his playing career, many sports journalists called him "The European Charles Barkley". While his nickname among his teammates was "Bembis" ("Baby").^[1]

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Fanis Christodoulou
Φάνης Χριστοδούλου

Fanis Christodoulou playing with Panathinaikos.
Panionios
Position	General Manager
Personal information
Born	(1965-05-22) May 22, 1965 (age 58) Athens, Greece
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1987: 4th round, 90th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1983–1998
Position	Small forward / power forward
Number	4, 15
Career history
1983–1997	Panionios
1997–1998	Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
As a player: FIBA Balkans Selection (1991 I) Greek League champion (1998) Greek Cup winner (1991) Greek League MVP (1993) 2× Greek All-Star (1991, 1994 I) No. 4 retired by Panionios Greek League Hall of Fame (2022)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIBA EuroBasket 1 1 0 Balkan Championship 1 1 2 Total 2 2 2 Men's basketball Representing  Greece FIBA EuroBasket 1987 Greece 1989 Yugoslavia Balkan Championship 1986 Bulgaria 1983 Yugoslavia 1984 Greece 1985 Romania

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Christodoulou was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.^[2] A FIBA Balkans Selection member, in 1991, and a two-time All-EuroBasket Team selection, in 1993 and 1995, Christodoulou is also a candidate for the FIBA Hall of Fame.

Christodoulou started his playing career with the youth teams of the Greek club Dafni. He spent most of his pro club career with Panionios, where he played from 1983 to 1997. With Panionios, he won the Greek Cup title in the year 1991. Christodoulou spent the last year of his career playing with Panathinaikos. With Panathinaikos, he won the Greek League championship, in the 1997–98 season. After that, he retired from playing pro club basketball.

Christodoulou was an important member of the Greece men's national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1987 EuroBasket and the silver medal at the 1989 EuroBasket. Christodoulou was also a member of the Greece national team that finished in 4th place at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the 1986 FIBA World Championship, the 1990 FIBA World Championship, the 1993 EuroBasket, the 1995 EuroBasket, the 1997 EuroBasket, and at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

In 2022, Christoudoulo became the general manager of the Greek Basket League club Panionios.^[3]

Christodoulou's older brother, Christos, was also a professional basketball player. They played together in the same club team, Panionios. Fanis also owns an OPAP betting shop in Paros.