Takis Karatzoulidis

After, his retirement from playing basketball, Karatzoulidis became a member of the Greek player veterans and became a basketball coach. In 1997, he began working as a basketball academy coach.

In 1985, he transferred to PAOK. His transfer was the second most expensive in the history of the Greek Basket League at the time, and cost fifty million Greek drachma. Karatzoulidis played with PAOK for five years, but his playing efficiency didn't match to his player cost. One of his best games with PAOK, was in a win against Aris, by a score of 81–78. Karatzoulidis scored 11 points and had 10 rebounds. Karatzoulidis also played with Dimokritos, in the Greek 2nd Division, during the 1991–92 season.

He was also a member of the senior Greek national basketball team. With Greece's senior national team, he had 102 caps, and scored a total of 450 points. He played with Greece at the 1979 EuroBasket, the 1980 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and the 1981 EuroBasket. With Greece, he won the gold medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games.

Karatzoulidis was a member of Greece's junior Under-16, and Under-18 national teams. He played at the 1973 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.

Karatzoulidis started his career from Iraklis in 1971. With Iraklis, he played in the Greek Cup final in 1981, and he scored 29 points. Despite his good performance, Iraklis was defeated by AEK Athens, by a score of 84–78.

Dimitris "Takis" Karatzoulidis (Greek: Δημήτρης "Τάκης" Καρατζουλίδης ; born June 2, 1957) is a Greek former professional basketball player and coach.