[1] He was nicknamed Global, or Worldwide,[2] due to his last name meaning American in English, and the level of his game being "All-World".

In honour of his great contributions to the club as a player, his number 10 jersey was retired by AEK Athens, in 2015.

At a young age, Amerikanos started playing the sport of basketball with the youth club of HAN Nikaias (YMCA).

Amerikanos also led AEK Athens to the 1966 Final Four of the FIBA European Champions Cup, which is now known as the EuroLeague.

[5] Along with Slavia VŠ Prague's legendary player Jiří Zídek, Amerikanos was the top scorer of the finals, with a total of 31 points scored.

†Moschos died of cancer in 1966, but he was inducted into the AEK Hall of Fame in 2008, and added to the 1968 championship team as an honorary member.