Traianos Dellas
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Full name | Traianos Dellas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 31 January 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | OFI (manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1993 | Aris | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1997 | Aris | 22 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | → Panserraikos (loan) | 39 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Sheffield United | 26 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | AEK Athens | 40 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 |
Perugia | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2005 |
Roma | 44 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | AEK Athens | 54 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Anorthosis | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | AEK Athens | 39 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 307 | (26) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1998 | Greece U21 | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2009 | Greece | 53 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Atromitos | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Panetolikos | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Panetolikos | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | OFI | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Traianos Dellas (Greek: Τραϊανός Δέλλας; born 31 January 1976) is a Greek professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Super League club OFI.
He was an integral part of
Playing career
Club
Dellas started playing football professionally in 1993 at Aris for two years, where he helped the Thessaloniki side qualify for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup. He played alongside Fanis Katergiannakis, who was also part of the Greek squad at Euro 2004.
In the summer of 1994, Dellas was loaned to Panserraikos for two seasons, where he quickly became a regular.
Dellas came back to Aris before leaving for
In 1999, Dellas returned to his native Greece to play for AEK Athens through a recommendation by Vasilis Dimitriadis. He won the Greek Cup in 2000,[3] playing alongside the likes of Demis Nikolaidis and Vasilios Tsiartas. Dellas had a fairly good presence for two years in the team, but a fall-out in 2001 with then-club president Makis Psomiadis and head coach Fernando Santos led to his release.[4]
After the departure from AEK, Dellas signed for the Italian club,
After leaving the club Dellas caught the attention of
In the summer of 2005 Dellas decided to return to AEK, where his former teammate and good friend Demis Nikolaidis was the president.[6] He renewed his contract in June 2007 for a further two years and became team captain. Here Dellas played alongside players like Rivaldo, Pantelis Kafes and the talented Sokratis Papastathopoulos. In AEK came very close of winning the league, but the opportunity was lost due to the "Valner affair" and the title went to Olympiacos. On 23 July 2008, Dellas and AEK agreed to terminate his contract by mutual consent after failing to agree on a new contract.[7]
On 24 July 2008 agreed to sign a two-year deal with
On 5 June 2010, Dellas agreed to sign with AEK Athens again, this time for one year, possibly intending to end his career at the team he supports. Nikos Liberopoulos also returned at the club and alongside Dellas formed their leading duo. On 12 December 2010, Dellas scored his first goal in the Greek championship after two years' absence, against AEL.[9] On 16 March 2011 he scored in the semi-final of the cup against PAOK and sent AEK to the final of the tournament.[10] On 30 April 2011, Dellas won with AEK his second Cup.[11] He played at AEK for one more season when on 26 May 2012, Dellas announced his retirement from professional football.[12]
International
Dellas earned his first cap for
The coach of Greece called him 'the Colossus of Rhodes' in respect of his performances in the tournament and the moniker is now widely used in the press.[14]
After Euro 2004, Dellas continued to be the heart of the Greek defense, but missed nearly eight months in 2005 due to injury. His absence was seen as a major factor in Greece's failed
Managerial career
On 4 April 2013, Dellas was appointed as AEK Athens's new coach, replacing Ewald Lienen, with Akis Zikos being appointed as assistant manager.[15] Following AEK's relegation from the Super League, Dellas remained at the club's wheel in Greece's third division, instead of the second tier in order to clear the team's debts. He successfully led the team back in the Super League in 2015.[16] On 20 October 2015, Dellas resigned, after a 4–0 loss to Olympiacos.[17]
On 7 November 2015, he signed a contract with club Atromitos. On 12 January 2018, he signed a contract with Panetolikos.[18] He resigned on 19 April 2019. On 10 November 2020, Panetolikos announced his return as the manager of the club in a need of gaining points for avoiding relegation.[19] His second tenure ended officially on 5 June 2021, after the club thanking him for having successfully avoided relegation for the club, which was achieved thanks to an away goal in a (2–1) defeat, and a late goal victory at home (1–0) in the 2nd leg of the relegation play-offs.[20]
Personal life
Dellas married Greek model Gogo Mastrokosta on 11 September 2008.[21] They have one daughter.
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Greece | 2001 | 1 | 0 |
2002 | 4 | 0 | |
2003 | 7 | 0 | |
2004 | 13 | 1 | |
2005 | 2 | 0 | |
2006 | 5 | 0 | |
2007 | 7 | 0 | |
2008 | 12 | 0 | |
2009 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 53 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dellas goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 1 July 2004 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 |
Managerial
- As of 13 April 2024
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
AEK Athens | 9 April 2013 | 20 October 2015 | 80 | 60 | 12 | 8 | 186 | 50 | +136 | 75.00 | |
Atromitos | 7 November 2015 | 18 September 2016 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 41.94 | |
Panetolikos | 12 January 2018 | 30 June 2019 | 47 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 34.04 | |
Panetolikos | 10 November 2020 | 30 June 2021 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 41 | −22 | 24.14 | |
OFI | 14 February 2024 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 25.00 | ||
Total | 195 | 98 | 42 | 55 | 297 | 196 | +101 | 50.26 |
Honours
As a player
AEK Athens
- 2010–11
Greece
- UEFA European Championship: 2004
Greece U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1998[23]
Individual
- UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2004
- Nova Awards Best Greek Superleague Team: 2010–11[24]
As a manager
AEK Athens
- Football League 2: 2013–14 (Group 6)
- Football League: 2014–15
References
- ^ "Tranmere 2 Sheff Utd 3". Sporting Life. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "Sheffield United 2 Portsmouth 1". Sporting Life. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "27/4/2002: Το κύπελλο της ΑΕΚ επί του Ολυμπιακού με υπογραφή Ίβιτς". 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Traianos Dellas". kitrinomavro.gr.
- ^ Peter O`Rourke (4 July 2002). "Dellas excited by Roma switch". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Dellas happy to return to AEK". UEFA. 19 September 2005.
- ^ "Dellas and AEK part company". UEFA. 23 July 2008.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League". UEFA.
- ^ "Statistics and game flow AEK AEL". slgr.gr.
- ^ "&η φάση 2011-2011" (PDF). epo.gr.
- ^ "AEK beats Atromitos 3-0 to win chaotic Greek Cup final". ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Member associations – Greece – News". UEFA. 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Greece 1-0 Czech Rep". 1 July 2004 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Traianos Dellas Profile". UEFA. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ "Announcement". aekfc.gr. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Τραϊανός Δέλλας". kitrinomavro.gr.
- ^ "Dellas resigns". aekfc.gr.
- ^ "Πόσους και ποιους "έφαγε" ο Δέλλας για να αναλάβει τον Παναιτωλικό". www.contra.gr.
- ^ "Ανακοίνωσε την επιστροφή του Δέλλα ο Παναιτωλικός" [Panetolikos announced the return of Dellas]. in.gr (in Greek). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Αποχαιρέτησε και επίσημα τον Δέλλα ο Παναιτωλικός: «Τον ευχαριστούμε για όσα προσέφερε»" [Panetolikos bids farewell to Dellas: "We thank him for what he offered"]. sport-fm.gr/ (in Greek). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Christenson, Marcus (31 May 2008). "Euro 2008: predictions and profiles". The Guardian.
- ^ Traianos Dellas at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Greece 0-1 Spain". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "ΕΠΑΘΛΟ NOVASPORTS SUPERLEAGUE". Novasports.
External links
- Traianos Dellas at UEFA
- Traianos Dellas at EU-Football.info
- Traianos Dellas at FBref.com
- Traianos Dellas at FootballDatabase.eu
- Traianos Dellas at L'Équipe (in French)
- Traianos Dellas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Traianos Dellas at Soccerway.com
- Traianos Dellas at WorldFootball.net
- Official website