Giourkas Seitaridis
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Full name | Georgios Seitaridis | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 June 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Piraeus, Greece | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1998–2001 | PAS Giannina | 40 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Panathinaikos | 77 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2005 |
Porto | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Dynamo Moscow | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Atlético Madrid | 59 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Panathinaikos | 41 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 248 | (6) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2010 | Greece | 72 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Georgios "Giourkas" Seitaridis (
Both his grandfather and father, Dimitris Seitaridis, were footballers and eventually managers.[3]
Club career
PAS Giannina
Of
Panathinaikos
He was soon spotted by
He scored his first European goal against Manchester United on 7 March 2001, in a game for the second group stage of the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League.[7] In September of the same year, he was named Greek Young Footballer of 2001, along with Pantelis Kafes and Angelos Charisteas.[8]
Porto
On 11 June 2004, a day before the eventually successful
Dynamo Moscow
On 23 May 2005, he was sold to Russian side
Atlético Madrid
On 16 June 2006 he was transferred to
He scored his first goal for Atlético the following year, on 21 July 2007, in a game against
The
Return to Panathinaikos
On 10 September 2009, the last day of the Greek transfer period for
The
The
The
At the summer of 2013 he didn't renew his contract and left the club.
International career
Youth career
Seitaridis is a former
First steps & UEFA Euro 2004
Seitaridis made his international debut with the senior team on 13 February 2002, in an international friendly match against
FIFA Confederations Cup 2005
As a result of the win at Euro 2004, Greece qualified to the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany as European champions. Giourkas Seitaridis was a member of the 23-man squad.[54]
UEFA Euro 2008 & 2010 FIFA World Cup
He scored his debut international goal on 2 June 2007 against Hungary in a Euro 2008 qualifying match,[47][55] helping the Greece national team to qualify to the UEFA Euro 2008 championship. He played twice in the disappointing Euro 2008 campaign for Greece,[56] having been injured during the second game against Russia.[57]
Despite concerns about his fitness,[58] Greece national manager Otto Rehhagel called Seitaridis in his 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[59] He only played for 90 minutes in the first game of the group stage against South Korea, losing 2–0.[1][60] After this game, Seitaridis played two consecutive European and a World Cup with Greece national football team.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
PAS Giannina | 1998–99 | Beta Ethniki
|
6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
1999–00 | 24 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 3 | ||
2000–01 | Alpha Ethniki
|
10 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | |
Panathinaikos | 2000–01 | Alpha Ethniki | 12 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 1 |
2001–02 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 0 | ||
Porto
|
2004–05 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 |
Dynamo Moscow | 2005 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
2006 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Atlético Madrid | 2006–07 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 0 |
2007–08 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||
2008–09 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
Panathinaikos | 2009–10 | Superleague Greece
|
8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
2010–11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
Career total | 248 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 315 | 7 |
International goal
- Score and result list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Seitaridis goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 June 2007 | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece | Hungary | 2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 2008 qualifying |
Honours
PAS Giannina
Panathinaikos
Porto
- Portuguese Super Cup: 2004
- Intercontinental Cup: 2004
- UEFA Super Cup Runner-up: 2004
Greece
- European Championship: 2004
Individual
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- ^ "Επιμένει η Μπενφίκα για την απόκτηση του Σεϊταρίδη (Benfica insists on signing Seitaridis)" (in Greek). in.gr. 1 September 2008.
- ^ "Τελειώνει από την Ατλέτικο ο Σεϊταρίδης (Seitaridis finished from Atletico)" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 29 April 2009.
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- ^ "Πρόταση για τον Σεϊταρίδη (Offer for Seitaridis)" (in Greek). Sport24. 16 March 2012.
- ^ "Ο Ντάρμπισιρ χάλασε το... πάρτι του Παναθηναϊκού στο κατάμεστο ΟΑΚΑ (Derbyshire ruined Panathinaikos' party at full OAKA)" (in Greek). in.gr. 21 March 2010.
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- ^ "Αμφίβολη η συμμετοχή του Σεϊταρίδη στον τελικό (Seitaridis' appearance at Greek Cup Final is douptful)" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 20 April 2010.
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- ^ "Όταν ο Γιούρκας φεύγει, ο Κάστρο έρχεται (Giourkas goes, Castro comes)" (in Greek). in.gr. 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Ο Λέτο έσωσε στο τέλος τον βαθμό (Leto saved the point at the end)" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 17 September 2011.
- ^ "Κλέιτον και Λάζαρος "οδήγησαν" τον ΠΑΟ στο "διπλό" της Τρίπολης – Αθλητισμός (Cleyton and Lazaros lead PAO to Tripoli win)" (in Greek). Tripoli: In.gr. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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- ^ "Ο Σουμ έδιωξε τον Γκούμα και άφησε τον Ολισαντέμπε να ξεκουραστεί (Soum expelled Goumas and let Olizadebe rest)" (in Greek). in.gr. 6 May 2004.
External links
- Giourkas Seitaridis – UEFA competition record (archived)
- FootballDatabase.com statistics for Giourkas Seitaridis