Pantelis Kafes

Pantelis Kafes
Personal information
Full name	Panteleimon Kafes
Date of birth	24 June 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Veria, Greece
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1995	Pontioi Veria
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1997	Pontioi Veria
1997–2003	PAOK
2003–2007	Olympiacos
2007–2012	AEK Athens
2012–2013	Veria
Total
International career
1994–2000	Greece U21
2001–2011	Greece
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Greece
UEFA European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pantelis Kafes (Greek: Παντελής Καφές; born 24 June 1978) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Due to his follow to the example of Osvaldo Ardiles, he was known for being one of very few outfield players to have worn the number 1 jersey and has won acclaim for his creative abilities and passing skills.

Club career

Pontioi Veria

He started playing professional football in January 1995 at the age of 17 for

PAOK

in January 1997.

PAOK

Kafes burst on to the

2002–03 Greek Cup triumphs. Yet his spell in Thessaloniki ended acrimoniously as he was released from his contract after a dispute over unpaid wages. Olympiacos

stepped in with a three-year contract.

Olympiacos

He was ever-present in his first season at Olympiacos as they finished second in the Alpha Ethniki in 2003, and made his first

Real Madrid.^{[clarification needed]} the goal of Raul at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. On 19 October 2005, he scored also against Olympique Lyonnais.^{[clarification needed]} Kafes was released from Olympiacos during 2006–07 season. A few days later he signed a 2-year contract with rival side AEK Athens

.

AEK Athens

Soon after signing for AEK and continuing his tradition of wearing the number 1, Kafes broke into the first team and was a mainstay in AEK's fight for the championship, but they had to settle for second. The following season on 12 January 2008 Kafes scored his first goal for AEK against

PAS Giannina. He has made great appearances throughout the 2009–10 season, with much silent work as a defensive midfielder and some great assists to his teammates. On 30 April 2011, Kafes won the 2010–11 Greek Football Cup and scored AEK's third goal in a 3–0 win against Atromitos. Kafes scored his first goal in the 2011–12 season against Panionios

in a 1–0 home win on 5 February 2012. The season was his last with AEK.

Veria

Pantelis Kafes left AEK in June. He trialed with

Greek Cup. He was released during the winter break and in February 2013, he trialed with Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.^[4]

International career

Kafes made his debut in the

Fernando Santos. On 17 November 2010, Kafes played also the second half of the friendly match against Austria, giving a big contribution, where Greece

beat Austria.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Greek Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
ΑΕP Verias	1994–95	Beta Ethniki	15	2	1	0	0	0	16	2
	1995–96	Gamma Ethniki	28	5	0	0	0	0	28	5
	1996–97	Gamma Ethniki	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
PAOK	1996–97	Alpha Ethniki	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	1997–98		14	2	1	0	0	0	15	2
	1998–99		27	7	2	1	0	0	29	8
	1999–00		26	4	2	0	2	0	30	4
	2000–01		27	4	12	2	6	0	45	6
	2001–02		23	4	7	3	6	1	36	8
	2002–03		25	8	7	1	5	0	37	9
Olympiacos	2003–04	Alpha Ethniki	30	4	7	1	5	0	42	5
	2004–05		21	2	5	1	10	0	36	3
	2005–06		22	2	5	0	6	2	33	4
	2006–07	Super League Greece	8	0	2	0	3	0	13	0
AEK Athens	2006–07	Super League Greece	7	1	0	0	2	0	9	1
	2007–08		25	3	2	0	8	0	35	3
	2008–09		27	3	5	1	3	0	35	4
	2009–10		29	5	0	0	7	0	36	5
	2010–11		24	3	4	1	7	1	35	5
	2011–12		26	1	1	0	3	0	30	1
Veria	2012–13	Super League Greece	14	1	2	0	0	0	16	1
Career total			430	61	65	11	73	4	568	76

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[5]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Greece	2001	3	0
	2002	8	0
	2003	5	2
	2004	5	0
	2005	6	1
	2006	3	0
	2007	0	0
	2008	1	0
	2009	4	0
	2010	6	0
Total		41	3

Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kafes goal.

List of international goals scored by Pantelis Kafes
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2003-03-26	UPC-Arena, Graz , Austria	Austria	2–1	2–2	Friendly
2	2003-08-20	Norrköpings Idrottspark, Norrköping , Sweden	Sweden	2–1	2–1	Friendly
3	2005-11-16	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece	Hungary	2–1	2–1	Friendly