Petros Boukovinas (Greek: Πέτρος Μπουκοβίνας; born 8 March 1994) is a Greek handball player for German club HSC 2000 Coburg and the Greece national team.

Petros Boukovinas
Personal information
Full name Petros Boukovinas
Born (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 30)
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nationality Greek
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club HSC 2000 Coburg
Number 1
Senior clubs
Years Team
2012–2014
X.A.N. Thessaloniki
2014–2016
PAOK Thessaloniki
2016–2017
Filippos Veria
2017–2021
HB Esch
2021–2022
AEK Athens
2022–2024
TV Großwallstadt
2024–
HSC 2000 Coburg
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–
Greece 66 (14)

Career

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Boukovinas played in Greece for PAOK Thessaloniki until 2016 and then for Filippos Veria in the 2016/17 season. In 2017 he went to the Luxembourg club HB Esch. In 2021 he returned to Greece and played for AEK Athens. The summer of 2022, Boukovinas moved to the German second division team TV Großwallstadt.[1] In the 2022/23 season, he recorded 376 saves, the most in the league.

He is member of the Greece national team.[2] At the 2024 European Championship he took 23rd place with the team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "TV Großwallstadt verpflichtet griechischen Nationaltorhüter Petros Boukovinas zur Saison 2022/23". TV Großwallstadt (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  2. ^ "Οι κλήσεις της Εθνικής Ανδρών για τους αγώνες με το Βέλγιο" (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  3. ^ "EHF Euro 2024: Cumulative Statistics Greece" (PDF). ehf.eu. Retrieved 2024-01-25.