Dimitris Karatzoulidis was born and raised in Thessaloniki. He studied Economics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and from 1971 to 1985 he was a key member of the basketball team of Herakles in Thessaloniki. In 1979 he won the gold medal in the Balkan and Mediterranean basketball tournaments and six years later he got transferred to PAOK Thessaloniki, where he participated in all the finals of the national basketball cup. Since 1997 he has been organizing summer camps for children (boys and girls) between the ages 8-18 years old. He is working in supporting young athletes who want to receive sports scholarships and study in the United States.
