Spanoulis: “I always wanted to go to Olympiakos, that’s why I chose it”

Vassilis Spanoulis’ big night is approaching. On September 17th, Olympiakos Piraeus will face Armani in a friendly match (8:00 p.m., Novasports 4) and will take off the jersey of the team legend. The Larissa guard – and current coach of Peristeriou bwin – referred to the reasons that made him wear the jersey, the big decision in 2010 and leaving Panathinaikos and moving to the “red and whites”.

In a preview of the interview he gave to the Novasports channels, Vassilis Spanoulis mentioned that he wanted to help Olympiacos return to the titles, adding that he always wanted to wear the team’s jersey. More precisely, from the time when he was still playing in Marousi – before moving to Panathinaikos – but also when he left the NBA and the Rockets in 2007 and signed with Panathinaikos.

Spanoulis explained specifically: “At this point, Olympiacos hadn’t had that much success in the last 15 years. He was behind in basketball titles. A team with so many people, with millions of people… I always wanted to go to a team like that.

Ever since I left Marousi I’ve wanted to go to Olympiacos, and we talked back then too. The transfer simply failed. Even back then, after Marousi, my first goal was to go to Olympiakos.

And after the NBA I wanted to go to Olympiakos, but it didn’t work out again. I wanted something different. I wanted to lead a team that had achieved nothing in recent years and contribute to its success in my own way. That’s what motivated me, what life gave me and what I wanted to do.”