Lampros Choutos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lampros Choutos | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Asteras Polygonou | |||
| 1993–1995 | Panathinaikos | ||
| 1995 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Roma | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Olympiacos | 47 | (22) |
| 2004–2007 | Inter Milan | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Atalanta (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2005 |
→ Reggina (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Mallorca (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Panionios | 23 | (12) |
| 2009 | PAOK | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 |
Valle Giovenco | 18 | (3) |
| Total | 119 | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Greece U21 | 10 | (15) |
| 1999–2003 | Greece | 10 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lampros Choutos (sometimes Lambros;[1] born 7 December 1979) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker.
During his career, he played equal periods of time in his country and Italy.
Club career
Early years
Born in Athens, Choutos started his career with Asteras Polygonou, being discovered by scouts of Panathinaikos FC. After only two years, he moved to Italy to finish his football grooming with AS Roma.
Professionals
Choutos' first stop as a senior was back in his country, loaned by Roma to
Although he suffered from an injured knee, Choutos managed to score decisive goals. He helped the Piraeus club win the 2000, 2001 and 2003 Superleague championships before returning to Italy, with Inter Milan.
Choutos signed a three-year contract with Inter in summer 2004, but could never settle there, being constantly loaned to other minor sides in both the country and abroad (Spain's
Choutos returned to his country in the 2007 off-season after signing with
Choutos started
On 2 February 2009, Choutos signed a six-month contract with
International career
Courtesy of his solid under-21 performances, Choutos soon made his debut for the Greek full side, going on to win ten caps in four years. He was overlooked for the squads that appeared at both UEFA Euro 2004 and 2008.
Personal life
Choutos origin is from the village Agioi Thedoroi, Trikala.[5]
Honours
Olympiacos
Inter
References
- ^ Lampros Choutos at ESPN FC
- ^ "Cúper: "Choutos no está para los noventa minutos"" [Cúper: "Choutos cannot take on ninety minutes"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 19 October 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Coppa Italia: l'Inter vince a Messina 1–0" [Italian Cup: Inter win in Messina 1–0]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 9 November 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Arriva il bomber Lambros Choutos, ex Roma ed Inter" [Bomber Lambros Choutos, formerly of Roma and Inter, arrives] (in Italian). A.S. Valle Giovenco. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ Το σπίτι του Λάμπρου Χούτου στα Τρίκαλα larissanet.gr
External links
- Lampros Choutos at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Lampros Choutos at BDFutbol
- Lampros Choutos at National-Football-Teams.com