Georgios Anatolakis

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Georgios Anatolakis
Γεώργιος Ανατολάκης
Member of Hellenic Parliament
In office
7 October 2009 – 17 June 2012
Personal details
Born (1974-03-16) 16 March 1974 (age 50)
Thessaloniki, Greece
Political partyPopular Orthodox Rally
SpouseIoanna Holeva
ChildrenFilippa-Panayiota, Fivi
ResidenceGreece
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionFootball player
Websitearchive.org (in greek)
Georgios Anatolakis
Personal information
Full name Georgios Anatolakis
Date of birth (1974-03-16) 16 March 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997
Iraklis
134 (4)
1997–2007 Olympiacos 246 (10)
2007–2008 Atromitos 24 (0)
Total 404 (14)
International career
1996–2007 Greece 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georgios Anatolakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ανατολάκης; born 16 March 1974) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is well known in Greece for his strength, passion and persistence. A strong aerial challenger, he also advances on set pieces to find himself scoring on several occasions. He most notably scored the winning goal for Olympiacos' first match in the renovated Georgios Karaiskakis.

Playing career

Clubs

Alongside

Greek championship
victories since 1996.

Produced by Ethnikos Pylaias, Anatolakis first appeared in the Greek top flight as an 18-year-old for

Thessalonika
-based team prior to a move to Olympiacos during 1996/97.

A fearsome competitor, he was a key squad member as Olympiacos won every title from then until

Greek Cup
were captured again.

In July 2007, Anatolakis joined Greek side Atromitos after being released by longtime club Olympiacos, after 1 year left Atromitos F.C.[1]

Anatolakis reached 67 appearances (1 goal) in all

Iraklis FC and Olympiakos
.

National team

Anatolakis made his international debut for Greece on 27 March 1996 in a friendly against Portugal in Lisbon. Many thought that would be the start of a lengthy career but he was subsequently more out of the side than in and did not appear from 1999 until October 2005, when he was a substitute in a 1-0 FIFA World Cup qualifying win against Georgia. He has since featured regularly.

Political career

Anatolakis was elected in B' Piraeus, in the 4 October 2009 elections, as a member of the Popular Orthodox Rally Party and was a member of the Greek parliament.

Honours

Championships

  • 1996-1997
  • 1997-1998
  • 1998-1999
  • 1999-2000
  • 2000-2001
  • 2001-2002
  • 2002-2003
  • 2004-2005
  • 2005-2006
  • 2006-2007

Greek Cups

  • 1998–1999
  • 2004–2005
  • 2005–2006

References

  1. ^ "Stats Centre: Georgios Anatolakis Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2009.

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