Aleksandar Vezenkov

Aleksandar Vezenkov fascinates me as a thoroughly European basketball story: born in Nicosia, Bulgarian by blood, starring for Olympiacos in Greece. His identity is a blur of borders, and I love that. What really catches me is the profile, a 2.06 m stretch four who can step out and bury threes. That blend of size and touch is exactly the kind of modern skill set I find compelling, because it rewards craft over brute force. Born in 1995, he is right in his prime, and watching a player turn a multinational background into an asset rather than a question is something I genuinely enjoy following.

Aleksandar Vezenkov (Bulgarian: Александър Везенков; Greek: Αλέξανδρος Βεζένκοφ; born 6 August 1995), most commonly known as Sasha Vezenkov, nicknamed as Sasha (Bulgarian: Саша Везенков; Greek: Σάσα Βεζένκοφ), is a Bulgarian professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), Vezenkov is a stretch power forward.

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Name (English)

Aleksandar Vezenkov

Name (Japanese)

アレクサンダー・ヴェゼンコフ

Reading

あれくさんだー・ゔぇぜんこふ

Born

August 6, 1995 (age 30)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Origin

Nicosia, Cyprus

Blood type

Private

Height

206 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

basketball player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B3%E3%83%95

Tags

• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.