Career
He is considered to be one of the great players in Panathinaikos Athens history. He played at the small forward position. Kontos began his playing career with Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias.
He finished his playing career with AEK Athens.
Kontos played in 114 games with the senior men"s Greek national basketball team, scoring a total of 1,114 points. He played at the EuroBasket 1973 and the EuroBasket 1975 with Greece"s senior national team
Kontos was the head coach of AEK Athens during the 1993-1994 season.