BirthNovember 21989

Tibor Pleiß

Tibor Pleiß, German basketball player

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When
Thursday, November 2 198937 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1980s
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Person
Tibor Pleiß

At a glance

Born 1989-11-02.

Known as: basketball player. Citizenship: Germany.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Tibor Pleiß is a German professional basketball player for Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Standing 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m), he plays at the center position. He is also a regular member of the German national team.

Early life

Early life, family and education This section needs expansion . You can help by adding missing information . ( April 2025 ) Pleiß was born in Bergisch Gladbach , Germany, [ 1 ] about 18 kilometers from Cologne . He was primarily raised in the Dellbrück neighborhood in Mülheim . [ 2 ] ^ Carchia, Emiliano (8 August 2024). "Trapani Sharks officially signs Tibor Pleiss" . Sportando.basketball . Archived from the original on 8 August 2024 . Retrieved 21 April 2025 . ^ "Tibor Pleiss - Official Website" .

Path and career

Professional athletic career Europe Pleiß played for RheinEnergie Köln [ 1 ] (a year later they changed their name to Köln 99ers) of the German Bundesliga as a 17-year-old in 2006. He played with the club for three years, playing in the 2008 EuroCup . After the season ended, he joined the Brose Baskets where he played for three years. On 24 June 2012, Pleiß left Germany and signed a four-year contract with the Spanish club Saski Baskonia , one of the top teams of the Liga ACB . [ 2 ]

Career statistics Legend   GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating   Bold  

Why this date

Tibor Pleiß appears on our November 2 calendar for 1989 as a birth entry.

November 2 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1988LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703
  2. 1989Tibor Pleiß
  3. 1990British Satellite Broadcasting
  4. 19941994 Durunka floods and lightning strike
  5. 1997Tropical Storm Linda (1997)
  6. 19991999 Honolulu shooting
  7. 2000Expedition 1
  8. 2008Lewis Hamilton
  9. 2016Chicago Cubs
  10. 2020Vienna
  11. 2022Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement

Also in 1989

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  • September 181989 Burkina Faso coup attemptAn attempted coup d'état against Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré is uncovered and foiled.
  • November 17Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, beginning the Disney Renaissance.
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November 2 1989 — 37 years ago, on a Thursday.

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