Alexey Dmitrievitch Savrasenko (alternate spelling: Alexei) (; born February 28, 1979) is a retired Russian-Greek professional basketball player. He played at the center position.
Because of half-Greek origin from his mother's side, he has dual citizenship in both Russia and Greece. In fact, his Greek passport states his name as Alexis Amanatidis (Greek: Αλέξης Αμανατίδης).Sports-Reference.com Aleksey Savrasenko Other name(s): Alexis Amanatidis.
Professional career In June 2011, Savrasenko signed a one-year contract with UNICS Kazan.UNICS KAZAN adds Savrasenko at center. On August 24, 2012, Savrasenko reached a one-year deal with Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar. He retired from professional basketball at the end of the 2012–13 season.
National team career As a member of the senior men's Russian national basketball team, Savrasenko played at the 2002 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the following FIBA EuroBaskets: FIBA EuroBasket 2001, FIBA EuroBasket 2003, FIBA EuroBasket 2005, and FIBA EuroBasket 2007. He won the gold medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 2007.Savrasenko, Aleksey - Welcome To Euroleague Basketball.
Awards and achievements Pro clubs 2× Greek League Champion: (1996, 1997) 2× Greek Cup Winner: (1997, 2002) 3× EuroLeague Champion: (1997, 2006, 2008) 2× Triple Crown Champion: (1997, 2006) 6× Russian Championship Champion: (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) 3× Russian Cup Winner: (2005, 2006, 2007) Russian Cup MVP: (2007) EuroCup Champion: (2013)
Russian senior national team FIBA EuroStar: (2007) 2007 EuroBasket:
References
External links Euroleague.net profile FIBA Euroleague profile Eurobasket.com profile