Vasilios Tsiartas
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Full name | Vasilios Tsiartas | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 12 November 1972 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth |
Alexandreia , Greece | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
AE Alexandris | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1989–1992 | Naoussa | 92 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
1992–1996 | AEK Athens | 97 | (37) | ||||||||||||||
1996–2000 | Sevilla | 139 | (44) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | AEK Athens | 98 | (43) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | 1. FC Köln | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 448 | (149) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1987 | Greece U17 | ||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Greece U19 | ||||||||||||||||
1991–1994 | Greece U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1994–2005 | Greece | 70 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2012 | AEK Athens (technical director) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vasilios Tsiartas (
Club career
Early years
Tsiartas began his career at the academy at AE Alexandris and later the team of Naoussa, which also produced players such as Vasilios Lakis and Dimitris Markos. His performance for Naousa, gained the interest of the big teams, mainly AEK Athens and Panathinaikos.
AEK Athens
On 30 November 1992, he was transferred to AEK for a fee of 100,000,000
Sevilla
This and his huge attacking presence lead to a move to Sevilla for a fee of 500,000,000 drachmas (€1.5 million).[11] There, he was an influential captain and vital in team gaining promotion to the Primera Division. He was known in Seville as "El Mago" ("The Magician") due to his lethal ability with any free kicks combined with a powerful shot in or outside the box. He was also loved by the Sevilla fans and was one of the most important "10s" of the Andalusian team's history. He played four seasons in Andalusia, while he was also the leader of the team.[12]
Return to AEK Athens
Tsiartas returned to AEK Athens on 6 July 2000 for record fee of 1,400,000,000 drachmas (€3.5 million)[13] on another successful four-year spell at AEK.[14] He was now the "maestro" of the build-up of the game, wearing his favorite "10" on the back, while he scored very often. He scored a total of 43 goals for the championship during his second spell in the team, he created a lot of goals for his teammates, while he was also an awesome duo with Demis Nikolaidis. On 27 April 2002 he won yet another Cup with AEK beating Olympiacos by 2–1 at the Olympic Stadium.[15] He made a memorable appearance in the Champions League match in Nea Filadelfeia against Real Madrid in a 3–3 draw, when he scored an amazing goal with a foul and assisted two more goals, one by Christos Maladenis with a corner and one by Demis Nikolaidis also with an excellent foul.[16] In total, Tsiartas had 196 appearances in AEK in the Greek championship and 80 goals, many of which are particularly impressive and today he is in the top 10 of the all time scorers of AEK for the championship. He also had 24 participations with 12 goals in the cup and 49 games with 10 goals in European games becoming 3rd scorer in the history of the team until today in European games, behind Demis Nikolaidis and Mimis Papaioannou.[17]
Later years
In the summer of 2004 Tsiartas left AEK and 30 November he signed for 1. FC Köln,[18] where he won the 2. Bundesliga in 2005.[19] However, he wasn't able to help his club due to an injury and as a result his contract was terminated on 23 June 2005.[20] Afterwards he initially ended his career, but he returned to action on 5 October 2006, by signing at Ethnikos Piraeus.[21] On 14 February 2007 he eventually announced his retirement from professional football.[22]
International career
Having played at under-16 and under-21 level, Tsiartas made his debut for men's team on 27 April 1994 in a game against Saudi Arabia. He managed to score 12 goals in his 70 caps with Greece including the decisive penalty against Northern Ireland in 2003 which directly sent Greece to Euro 2004. He also assisted three other goals during the campaign, the most from any other Greek player during qualification. During the Euro 2004 he was used mainly as a substitute by the team's coach Otto Rehhagel, but managed to claim two vital assists, one against Spain and the other against the Czech Republic on the way to Greece's victory in the tournament.
Post-playing career
After his playing days were over, Tsiartas became a playr agent. On 22 May 2012 he was took over the technical leader ship of AEK Athens, but he was fired on 26 October due to disagreements with the management.[23][24]
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Greece | 1994 | 6 | 0 |
1995 | 10 | 2 | |
1996 | 6 | 1 | |
1997 | 2 | 0 | |
1998 | 2 | 0 | |
1999 | 3 | 2 | |
2000 | 7 | 0 | |
2001 | 1 | 1 | |
2002 | 8 | 1 | |
2003 | 9 | 3 | |
2004 | 14 | 2 | |
2005 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 70 | 12 |
- Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tsiartas goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 May 1995 | Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | Lithuania | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
2 | 15 November 1995 | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion, Greece | Faroe Islands | 5–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying |
3 | 24 January 1996 | Municipal Stadium of Chalkida, Chalcis, Greece | Israel | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
4 | 6 October 1999 | Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece | Albania | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
5 | 9 October 1999 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia | Slovenia | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying |
6 | 10 November 2001 | Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens, Greece | Estonia | 3–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
7 | 27 March 2002 | Kostas Davourlis Stadium, Patras, Greece | Belgium | 1–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
8 | 26 March 2003 | UPC-Arena, Graz , Austria |
Austria | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
9 | 30 April 2003 | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia | Slovakia | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
10 | 11 October 2003 | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
11 | 31 March 2004 | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion, Greece | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
12 | 9 October 2004 | Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine | Ukraine | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Naoussa
- Beta Ethniki: 1992–93
AEK Athens
Köln
Greece
- Individual
- Alpha Ethniki top scorer: 1995–96
- Greek Footballer of the year: 1996
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External links
- Vasilis Tsiartas at FIFA (archived)
- Vasilis Tsiartas at UEFA
- Vasilis Tsiartas at EU-Football.info
- Vasilis Tsiartas at FBref.com
- Vasilis Tsiartas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Vasilis Tsiartas at WorldFootball.net
- Tsartas, el 'sabio griego' del equipo de Rehhagel Archived 27 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Uefa.com: Tsiartas signs off with pride[dead link]