Takis Fyssas
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Full name | Panagiotis Fyssas | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 12 June 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Left back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Greece (sporting director) | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Panionios | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1990–1998 |
Panionios | 150 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
1998–2003 | Panathinaikos | 123 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Benfica | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Hearts | 53 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Panathinaikos | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 363 | (16) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2007 | Greece | 60 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Takis Fyssas (
From 1999 to 2007, he earned 60 caps for the Greece national team. He was part of the team which won
Club career
Panionios
Fyssas started his career in the
Panathinaikos
He signed for Athens club Panathinaikos in 1998. The increased exposure Fyssas received playing at the Spiros Louis ensured a rapid elevation to the Greece national side and he made his debut against Finland in 1999. Fyssas also made his first UEFA Champions League appearance while with the Greens, in the 2000–01 season.
Benfica
In December 2003, he moved to
Hearts
After being allowed to leave Benfica in the summer of 2005, Fyssas made the surprise decision to move to Scotland with the
Panathinaikos
In his second Panathinaikos term, he played just a couple of games and he silently decided to retire from football.
International career
Fyssas played 60 matches for Greece national team and he scored four goals. He was one of the key players for team that won the Euro 2004 championship in Portugal, a win that shocked the footballing world as Greece were considered 100–1 outsiders before the tournament started. He was subsequently selected in the Team of the Tournament.
After retirement
Fyssas after his retirement entered into the staff of the
In May 2019 Fyssas, was nominated as a candidate for Greece's New Democracy Party, and started his career in politics.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Panionios | 1990–91 | Alpha Ethniki
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1 | 0 | ||||||||
1991–92 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1992–93 | Beta Ethniki
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3 | 0 | |||||||||
1993–94 | Alpha Ethniki | 18 | 2 | |||||||||
1994–95 | 28 | 0 | ||||||||||
1995–96 | 32 | 3 | ||||||||||
1996–97 | Beta Ethniki | 28 | 0 | |||||||||
1997–98 | Alpha Ethniki | 29 | 1 | |||||||||
1998–99 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||
Total | 150 | 9 | ||||||||||
Panathinaikos | 1998–99 | Alpha Ethniki | 18 | 3 | ||||||||
1999–00 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||
2000–01 | 25 | 1 | ||||||||||
2001–02 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||
2002–03 | 27 | 0 | ||||||||||
2003–04 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||
Total | 123 | 6 | ||||||||||
Benfica | 2003–04 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
2004–05 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||
Total | 30 | 0 | ||||||||||
Heart of Midlothian | 2005–06 | Premier League | 32 | 0 | ||||||||
2006–07 | 21 | 1 | ||||||||||
Total | 53 | 1 | ||||||||||
Panathinaikos | 2007–08
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Superleague Greece | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
Career total | 363 | 16 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fyssas goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 February 2002 | Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium, Thessaloniki , Greece |
Sweden | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly
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2 | 15 May 2002 | Ethniko Stadium, Rhodes, Greece | Cyprus | 1–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
3 | 2–1 | |||||
4 | 29 January 2003 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Cyprus | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Panionios
- 1997–98
Panathinaikos
- 1998–99
Benfica
Hearts
- Scottish Cup: 2006
Greece
References
- ^ "Hearts 4–1 Motherwell". BBC. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "パナギオティス・フィサス". www.world-soccer.org. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Panagiotis FYSSAS(パナギオティス・フィッサス) @ LEVEL-K".
External links
- Profile at londonhearts.com
- Takis Fyssas at Soccerway