Dimitris Salpingidis
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dimitrios Salpingidis | ||
Date of birth | 18 August 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Zagliveri, Greece | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1999 | PAOK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2006 | PAOK | 103 | (50) |
1999–2000 | → AEL (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2000–2002 | → Kavala (loan) | 43 | (25) |
2006–2010 | Panathinaikos | 119 | (46) |
2010–2015 | PAOK | 159 | (40) |
Total | 431 | (161) | |
International career‡ | |||
2004–2005 | Greece U23 | 3 | (0) |
2005–2014 | Greece | 82 | (13) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 October 2014 |
Dimitris Salpingidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Σαλπιγγίδης pronounced [ðiˈmitris salpiɲˈɟiðis]; born 18 August 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was known to be "a very quick and useful tool on the counter attack."[2]
Club career
PAOK
Born in
Despite playing out of position as a right midfielder he managed to earn a place in the starting line-up, just a few months after returning from loan. Plagued with financial problems, the next season saw the club experiencing an exodus of its top players such as striker Ioannis Okkas and ex-Newcastle United forward Giorgos Georgiadis, Salpingidis, at the age of 21, then became first-choice striker and captain of the team. The 2003–04 season proved to be the best in many years, as the club finished an unexpected 3rd, qualifying for the Champions league, despite running on a very low budget. His significance for PAOK was such that in the summer 2004 he was given permission to miss a match with the Greek Olympic team so that he could participate in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers against Maccabi Tel Aviv. The elimination at the hands of the Israeli team, followed by the sack of coach Anastasiadis and subsequent financial turmoil hit the team badly, resulting in his exodus less than 2 years later. In the 2005–06 season he was top-scorer in the league with 17 goals.
Panathinaikos
In the summer of 2006, as the club's president Giannis Goumenos was desperate to cash in, he was openly chased by
In the 2009–10 season, Salpingidis was a key player during the victorious march to the Greek championship.
Return to PAOK
After four very successful seasons with Panathinaikos (including a double-winning 2009–2010 season), in the summer of 2010 Salpingidis joined PAOK once again. On 16 June 2010, it was officially announced that he signed a four-year contract with PAOK, after his contract with Panathinaikos had expired. This club means everything for him as he explained : "I first played for the club in the 1990s and I feel very good there. My whole family and my childhood friends live in the town and I'm playing football for a team with big ambitions. PAOK are one of a select group of clubs with the most fanatical supporters in Europe. Throughout the whole of the north of Greece, people live for the team alone and nothing else."[4]
On 9 January 2011, he scored his 100th goal in the Greek Superleague against Asteras Tripolis with a header. On 3 November 2011, Salpingidis became the Greek player with the most goals in Europe. On 30 November he scored a header, beating Heurelho Gomes, in a 2–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane, after a cross from Giorgios Georgiadis, in the Europa League.[5][6]
In the start of the
In late February and early March 2013 he was in superb form scoring 6 goals in 4 matches. On 17 March 2013 he put pen to paper on a 4-year deal to stay at the club until 2017, hoping to finish his career with his beloved team.[9] He scored two scissor kicks on 23 February 2013 against
On 12 December 2013, Salpingidis took the field in PAOK FC's final Group L game, at home to
On 26 April 2014, Salpingidis unsuccessfully tried to win his second trophy with PAOK in the Greek Cup final against Panathinaikos. PAOK settled, though, and with half-time their forward forays began to carry real menace. Salpingidis had twice gone close to an equaliser, rattling the bar with a header, and, right before the interval, was millimetres away from turning in Miroslav Stoch's cross with the goal at his mercy. Eventually his club defeated by 1–4.[11]
The 2014–15 season did not start well for the Greek international. Salpingidis had an additional year contract with the club, but there are a few problems appeared in the season and it seems that the final discussion will take place at the end of it.
On 24 August 2015, the 34-year-old Salpingidis contract at PAOK was terminated.[14][15]
International career
Salpingidis has made 82 appearances and scored 13 times for the Greece national football team, including the winning goal in the away leg of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs against Ukraine, which sent Greece through to the final tournament.[16][17] He made his debut for the national team on 17 August 2005 against Belgium. On 17 June 2010, in a 2010 FIFA World Cup group stage match against Nigeria, he scored Greece's first ever World Cup goal with a shot from outside the area deflected off in Lukman Haruna.[18] On 8 June 2012, Salpingidis came on as a substitute and scored Greece's first goal in the
becoming the first ever Greek player who scored in both the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro. Later in the quarterfinals againstSalpingidis’ next goal is to reach new international heights in Brazil three months from now, with
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Greek Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
PAOK | 1999–2000 | Alpha Ethniki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 |
AEL (loan)
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1999–2000 | Football League Greece
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
Kavala (loan) | 2000–01 | Beta Ethniki
|
18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 5 | |
2001–02 | Gamma Ethniki | 25 | 20 | 5 | 1 | – | 33 | 21 | ||
Total | 43 | 25 | 7 | 1 | – | 50 | 26 | |||
PAOK | 2002–03 | Alpha Ethniki | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4[a] | 1 | 23 | 6 |
2003–04 | Alpha Ethniki | 29 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4[a] | 0 | 37 | 18 | |
2004–05 | Alpha Ethniki | 29 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 17 | |
2005–06 | Alpha Ethniki | 30 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 3 | 37 | 20 | |
Total | 103 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 133 | 61 | ||
Panathinaikos | 2006–07 | Super League Greece | 27 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8[a] | 3 | 41 | 17 |
2007–08 | Super League Greece | 30 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 4 | 38 | 19 | |
2008–09 | Super League Greece | 34 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 12[b] | 3 | 50 | 15 | |
2009–10 | Super League Greece | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13[c] | 6 | 45 | 12 | |
Total | 119 | 46 | 15 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 174 | 63 | ||
PAOK | 2010–11 | Super League Greece | 36 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 53 | 12 |
2011–12 | Super League Greece | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 10 | |
2012–13 | Super League Greece | 31 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 14 | |
2013–14 | Super League Greece | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 49 | 12 | |
2014–15 | Super League Greece | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
2015–16 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 159 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 41 | 7 | 221 | 51 | ||
Career total | 431 | 161 | 55 | 11 | 100 | 30 | 586 | 202 |
- ^ UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Greece | 2005 | 4 | 0 |
2006 | 7 | 0 | |
2007 | 4 | 0 | |
2008 | 11 | 1 | |
2009 | 7 | 2 | |
2010 | 11 | 3 | |
2011 | 10 | 0 | |
2012 | 10 | 4 | |
2013 | 8 | 3 | |
2014 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 82 | 13 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 5 February 2008 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2. | 1 April 2009 | Heraklion, Greece | Israel | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
3. | 18 November 2009 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Ukraine | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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4. | 17 June 2010 | Bloemfontein, South Africa | Nigeria | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
5. | 11 August 2010 | Belgrade, Serbia | Serbia | 0–1 | 0–1 | Friendly |
6. | 12 October 2010 | Athens, Greece | Israel | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
7. | 29 February 2012 | Heraklion, Greece | Belgium | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
8. | 8 June 2012 | Warsaw, Poland | Poland | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
9. | 22 June 2012 | Gdańsk, Poland | Germany | 2–4 | 2–4 | UEFA Euro 2012 |
10. | 16 October 2012 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovakia | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
11. | 10 September 2013 | Athens, Greece | Latvia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
12. | 15 October 2013 | Athens, Greece | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
13. | 15 November 2013 | Athens, Greece | Romania | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
Career totals
Professional career totals | |||
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Teams | Appearances | Goals | Goals per game |
Clubs | 586 | 202 | 0.34 |
National team | 82 | 13 | 0.16 |
Olympics | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Greece U21 | 14 | 2 | 0.14 |
Total | 685 | 217 | 0.32 |
Honours
Club
PAOK
Panathinaikos
- Super League Greece: 2009–10
- Greek Cup: 2009–10; runner-up: 2006–07
Individual
- Gamma Ethniki Top Scorer: 2001–02
- Super League Greece Top Scorer: 2005–06
- Greek Footballer of the year: 2007–08, 2008–09
- PAOK MVP of the Season: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06
References
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan. "Euro 2012 Preview: Greece". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Salpingidis sneaking into history with PAOK". uefa.com. 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Salpingidis savouring role as Greek hero". fifa.com. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Τότεναμ - ΠΑΟΚ 1-2". www.sport24.gr. 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Tottenham 1 - 2 PAOK Salonika". www.bbc.com. 30 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Fortuna Dusseldorf close in on PAOK attacker Salpingidis". www.goal.com. 23 July 2012.
- ^ "Wechsel von Dimitrios Salpingidis zu Fortuna Düsseldorf droht zu scheitern". www.sportal.de. 25 July 2012.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: ΜΕΝΕΙ ΓΙΑ ΤΕΣΣΕΡΑ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ Ο ΣΑΛΠΙΓΓΙΔΗΣ". australianzougla.com. 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014.
- ^ "All-time UEFA Europa League and UEFA Cup records". www.uefa.com. 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Berg inspires Panathiakos to Greek Cup triumph". uefa.com. 26 April 2014.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: "Aνοιχτό" να φύγει ο Σαλπιγγίδης". www.outnow.gr. 15 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Τέλος η σεζόν για "Σάλπι"". www.paokmania.gr. 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Salpingidis exits PAOK". www.sdna.gr. 24 August 2015.
- ^ "Τέλος από τον ΠΑΟΚ ο Σαλπιγγίδης". sport24.gr. 24 August 2015.
- ^ ΕΘΝΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ > Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Greeks earn Donetsk shock". ESPN. 18 November 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul (17 June 2010). "Greece 2–1 Nigeria". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Poland 1 Greece 1". BBC Sport. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Germany overpower Greece in Gdansk". www.uefa.com. 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Salpingidis: We can't wait for Brazil". fifa.com. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Dimitris Salpingidis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Dimitris Salpingidis statistics". ZeroZero. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the originalon 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Dimitris Salpingidis statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
External links
- Profile at Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek)