Theofanis Gekas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Theofanis Gekas | ||
Date of birth | 23 May 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Larissa, Greece[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tilikratis (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1998 | Toxotis Larissa | ||
1998 |
AEL | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2001 |
AEL | 61 | (16) |
2001–2005 | Kallithea | 100 | (44) |
2005–2007 | Panathinaikos | 41 | (23) |
2006–2007 | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 32 | (20[3]) |
2007–2010 | Bayer Leverkusen | 50 | (13) |
2009 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2010 | → Hertha BSC (loan) | 17 | (6) |
2010–2012 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 48 | (23) |
2012 | Samsunspor | 11 | (8) |
2012–2013 | Levante | 4 | (0) |
2013 |
Akhisar Belediyespor | 15 | (12) |
2013–2014 |
Konyaspor | 24 | (13) |
2014–2015 |
Akhisar Belediyespor | 24 | (12) |
2015 | Eskişehirspor | 10 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Sion | 30 | (13) |
2017 | Sivasspor | 10 | (2) |
Total | 480 | (210) | |
International career | |||
2005–2014 | Greece | 78 | (24) |
Managerial career | |||
2021–2022 | Panegialios | ||
2022 | Akhisarspor | ||
2023 | Darıca Gençlerbirliği | ||
2023– | Tilikratis | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Theofanis "Fanis" Gekas (
He has been the top goalscorer of
At international level, Gekas represented Greece at two European Championships and as many World Cups, earning 78 caps between 2005 and 2014. He was the top goalscorer of the European section of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification with 10 goals. With 24 goals for his national football team, he is Greece's third highest all-time goalscorer.
Club career
AEL
Gekas started his professional career in the summer of 1998 at his hometown-based club
Kallithea
In the summer of 2001, and after three years at Larissa, he moved to
Panathinaikos
After scoring 46 goals in 80 matches for Kallithea at second and first Greek divisions and Greek Cup, Gekas and the club agreed to a transfer to
VfL Bochum
The 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum showed an interest in Gekas already by the spring of 2006, but Panathinaikos wanted €2 million for its forward.
In the summer of 2006, Panathinaikos signed Dimitris Salpingidis from PAOK FC and, as part of the deal, Gekas was supposed to agree to a transfer to PAOK. Gekas refused and Panathinakos loaned Gekas out to VfL Bochum, which had just achieved promotion to the top division, for €300,000, with the German club having the option to buy out the rights for Gekas at the end of the season, if they were to remain in the top division, for another €700,000.
During the 2006–07 season, VfL Bochum was fighting against relegation, but within a short period Gekas became one of the stars of the team and popular among fans. His goals were celebrated with sirtakis from the stadium's loudspeakers. Coach Marcel Koller described him in November 2006 as their "life insurance", since Bochum not only avoided relegation but secured their place in the Bundesliga quite a few matchdays before the last. Gekas went on to finish the season as Bundesliga's top scorer, with a tally of 20 goals.
Bayer Leverkusen
At the end of April 2007, VfL Bochum agreed to transfer Gekas to Bayer 04 Leverkusen for the following season. The transfer deal was as follows: Bayer 04 Leverkusen would pay €700,000 at the end of the season to Panathinaikos, and, if Bochum were to be relegated, they would get €1.5 million from Leverkusen. If Bochum were to remain in the Bundesliga's First Division, they would get €4 million from Leverkusen.
Gekas' first game for Bayer Leverkusen was a friendly which Bayer won 15–1 with Gekas scoring seven of those 15. However, despite being the top scorer for Bayer Leverkusen in the 2007–08 season, Gekas was consistently dropped from the squad by coach
Portsmouth
On 2 February 2009, Gekas was loaned by Leverkusen to Portsmouth for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.[6]
Gekas was brought in by manager
On 11 April 2009, he came on as a substitute for one minute, replacing
Bayer Leverkusen
Gekas, while playing for his national team, became the top scorer in the European section of the qualification for 2010 World Cup. But in Leverkusen, he was competing with Stefan Kießling, Eren Derdiyok and Patrick Helmes for a place in the starting formation, and he failed to establish himself. He left the club after half a year.
Hertha
On 17 December 2009,
Eintracht Frankfurt
On 19 May 2010, Gekas signed a two-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.[9] He scored 16 goals in 34 appearances but this did not prevent Eintracht from being relegated to the German second division.
Gekas left Eintracht under a cloud, after having not picked up the language during his almost six years in Germany. "I wonder how it is possible for somebody to be living in Germany for five years but not be willing to learn the language" said Eintracht legend Egon Loy. When Gekas was told about the criticism, he responded: "I am being paid to score goals, not to speak."[10]
Later career
On 7 January 2012, Gekas signed a six-month contract with Süper Lig side Samsunspor.[11] He scored his first goals against Orduspor,[12] and scored a hat-trick two weeks later, in a game against Fenerbahçe.[13]
In August 2012, Gekas moved to the Spanish La Liga, signing a two-year contract with Levante UD.[14] He left the club on 27 November of the same year.[15]
On 25 January 2013, Gekas signed a one and a half-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side
On 5 September 2013, Gekas signed a one-year contract with Süper Lig club
On 26 July 2014, Gekas completed a return to his former club Akhisar Belediyespor, signing a two-year contract.
On 7 July 2015, Gekas signed a one-year contract with Süper Lig club Eskişehirspor.[21] On 20 November 2015, Gekas left Eskişehirspor after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[22]
On 1 February 2016, Gekas agreed to join
On 14 December 2016, Sivasspor officially announced the signing of Gekas till the summer of 2018, for an undisclosed fee.[31][32] On 20 February 2017, he scored his first goal in the league at the very late minute of the game, giving his club a crucial 3–2 away win against Denizlispor in their effort to be promoted. On 19 March 2017, in a game against Şanlıurfaspor, he faced a dilatation joint in the medial side combined with damaged cruciate ligaments, thus forcing him to remain out of action for approximately 1–2 months.[33][34] On 7 May 2017, he returned to the squad as a substitute in a 3–0 home win against Bandırmaspor.
International career
Gekas helped his country's team to reach
One year later, Gekas stated that it was a mistake for him to retire from the national team, thus making himself once again available to be selected by manager
He was part of the Greek squad at UEFA Euro 2012, where he played in every match and scored one goal in a 2–1 loss against the Czech Republic in the group stage, as his country reached the quarter-finals of the tournament.
At the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Gekas started the team's first match against Colombia, which ended in a 3–0 loss. Gekas came on a substitute in the subsequent games against Japan (a 0–0 draw) and Ivory Coast (a 2–1 victory), putting Greece through to the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time. In Greece's round of 16 match against Costa Rica, Gekas came on as a substitute in the 69th minute and assisted Sokratis Papastathopoulos' 91st-minute equaliser with a shot that was parried into the defender's path by Keylor Navas. The match was decided by a penalty shootout, with Gekas the only player to miss in a 5–3 Costa Rican victory.[37]
Gekas announced that a return to the Greece national team is not among his options: "The door of the Greece National Team is closed. I would like to thank all the people there whom I worked with the last decade and I hope that the current players can lead the team back to the former glories."[38]
Personal life
Shortly after the 2008 European Championships, his wife Vasso gave birth to twins Nikolaos and Mikaela-Lamprini.[39]
Career statistics
Club
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Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AEL
|
1998–99 | Beta Ethniki
|
8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
1999–2000 | Beta Ethniki | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 6 | ||
2000–01 | Beta Ethniki | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 10 | ||
Total | 61 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 17 | ||
Kallithea
|
2001–02 | Beta Ethniki | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 14 | |
2002–03 | Alpha Ethniki
|
29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 31 | 9 | ||
2003–04 | Alpha Ethniki | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 13 | ||
2004–05 | Alpha Ethniki | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | 10 | ||
Total | 100 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 46 | ||
Panathinaikos | 2004–05 | Alpha Ethniki | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
2005–06 | Alpha Ethniki | 28 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 15 | |
Total | 41 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 23 | ||
VfL Bochum (loan) | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 32 | 20 | 3 | 2 | — | 35 | 22 | |
Bayer Leverkusen
|
2007–08 | Bundesliga | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10[a] | 2 | 40 | 13 |
2008–09 | Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
2009–10 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
Total | 50 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 66 | 17 | ||
Portsmouth (loan) | 2008–09 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hertha BSC (loan) | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 34 | 16 | 3 | 2 | — | 37 | 18 | |
2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 15 | 9 | ||
Total | 48 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 27 | ||
Samsunspor | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 8 | |
Levante | 2012–13 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Akhisar Belediyespor
|
2012–13 | Süper Lig | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 12 | |
Konyaspor
|
2013–14 | Süper Lig | 24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 13 | |
Akhisar Belediyespor
|
2014–15 | Süper Lig | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 13 | |
Eskişehirspor | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 5 | |
Sion | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 |
2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
Total | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | ||
Sivasspor | 2016–17 | TFF First League | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | |
Total | 478 | 210 | 34 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 537 | 229 |
- UEFA Cup
International
Greece | ||
---|---|---|
Year | Apps | Goals |
2005 | 6 | 0 |
2006 | 5 | 0 |
2007 | 11 | 6 |
2008 | 13 | 6 |
2009 | 10 | 8 |
2010 | 7 | 0 |
2011 | 3 | 1 |
2012 | 11 | 2 |
2013 | 3 | 1 |
2014 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 78 | 24 |
International goals
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 2 June 2007 | Heraklion, Greece | Hungary | 2–0 | Win | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier |
2. | 22 August 2007 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Spain | 2–3 | Loss | Friendly Match |
3. | 13 October 2007 | Athens, Greece | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–2 | Win | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier |
4. | 17 November 2007 | Athens, Greece | Malta | 5–0 | Win | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier |
5. | ||||||
6. | ||||||
7. | 20 August 2008 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovakia | 0–2 | Win | Friendly Match |
8. | ||||||
9. | 6 September 2008 | Luxembourg , Luxembourg |
Luxembourg | 0–3 | Win | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
10. | 10 September 2008 | Riga, Latvia | Latvia | 0–2 | Win | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
11. | ||||||
12. | 19 November 2008 | Piraeus, Greece | Italy | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly Match |
13. | 11 February 2009 | Piraeus, Greece | Denmark | 1–1 | Draw | Friendly Match |
14. | 28 March 2009 | Ramat Gan, Israel | Israel | 1–1 | Draw | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
15. | 9 September 2009 | Chişinău , Moldova |
Moldova | 1–1 | Draw | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
16. | 10 October 2009 | Athens, Greece | Latvia | 5–2 | Win | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
17. | ||||||
18. | ||||||
19. | ||||||
20. | 14 October 2009 | Athens, Greece | Luxembourg | 2–1 | Win | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
21. | 7 October 2011 | Piraeus, Greece | Croatia | 2–0 | Win | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier |
22. | 12 June 2012 | Wrocław, Poland | Czech Republic | 1–2 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2012 |
23. | 7 September 2012 | Riga, Latvia | Latvia | 1–2 | Win | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
24. | 22 March 2013 | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–1 | Loss | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 3 March 2024
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
Panegialios | 4 September 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16.00 | |||
Akhisarspor | 1 July 2022 | 5 December 2022 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12.50 | |||
Darıca Gençlerbirliği | 18 October 2023 | 6 December 2023 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16.67 | |||
Tilikratis | 7 December 2023 | Present | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 30.00 | |||
Total | 57 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 17.54 |
Honours
Individual
- Greek Super League top scorer: 2004–05 (18 goals)
- Bundesliga top scorer: 2006–07 (20 goals)
- 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers UEFA section top scorer
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External links
- Theofanis Gekas at WorldFootball.net
- Theofanis Gekas at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Article in German sports magazine kicker (in German)
- Theofanis Gekas at National-Football-Teams.com