Career
He was a center, and at the end of his career, he also played as a play maker. He wore the number 1 jersey throughout his career. He represented Greece twice at the Summer Olympics.
As a rower at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and as a basketball player at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Faidon Matthaiou is widely considered to be the Patriarch of Greek basketball. Born in Thessaloniki, Matthaiou began playing professional basketball, as well as many other sports, with Aris British Columbia in 1945.
His father was Manthos Matthaiou, president of Aris Thessaloniki, who was killed in 1941 during Italian airbombings of Thessaloniki during the Greco-Italian War. In 1949, he transferred to Panathinaikos British Columbia. He also played as with Panionios, the Italian League club Pallacanestro Varese, and Sporting.
He also played at the International Cup Tournament (the forerunner of the Euroleague) in 1955 at the Viareggio Tournament, where he was the leading scorer and Most Valuable Player. Playing career Clubs.