Vasilis Torosidis
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vasilios Torosidis | ||
Date of birth | 10 June 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Xanthi, Greece | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Skoda Xanthi | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2007 |
Skoda Xanthi | 76 | (3) |
2007–2013 | Olympiacos | 134 | (12) |
2013–2016 |
Roma | 60 | (4) |
2016–2018 |
Bologna | 44 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Olympiacos | 19 | (0) |
Total | 333 | (20) | |
International career | |||
2007–2019 | Greece | 101 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vasilis Torosidis (
Club career
Skoda Xanthi
Torosidis made his senior debut for
Olympiacos
Torosidis moved to
Torosidis signed a renewal with Olympiacos in the summer of 2009 that will expire on 31 June 2013, which included a buy-out fee of €7 million.[3] He was monitored by such clubs as
On 24 February 2011, Olympiacos was forced to play one game behind closed doors after supporters invaded the pitch and attacked some of the
In January 2013, Torosidis refused to sign a new deal with the Greek champions after moving to the Athens outfit in 2007. Martin Jol, manager of Fulham F.C. was linked with a move for the Torosidis, who was believed to be available for around £500,000. The Fulham boss snapped up Giorgos Karagounis on a free transfer in the summer – and Torosidis is desperate for a fresh challenge in a different European league. "I’m not going to sign a new deal," Torosidis told the Sun newspaper. "I want to move abroad."[10] On 22 January 2013, he moved from Olympiacos to Roma, signing a contract with the Roman club expiring on 31 June 2015.
Roma
On 23 January 2013, Torosidis moved to Italian Serie A side
He made his debut against
On 9 January 2014, with a very early Vasilis Torosidis goal, Roma labored to a 1–0 victory over
On 2 August 2014,
On 29 September 2015, he scored his first goal with his left-foot like a real poacher, for the
Bologna
On 31 August 2016, the last available day in the Italian summer transfer window, Torosidis moved to
On 11 October 2016, Torosidis added to the growing injury worries of the club after being substituted only 18 minutes into his country's 2–0
He started the
Return to Olympiacos
On 28 July 2018, following a five-year spell in Italy, Torosidis has returned to his homeland, penning a contract with former club
Retirement
On 13 September 2020, Torosidis officially announced his retirement from professional football, after the end of the 2019–20 Greek Football Cup which he won 1–0 against AEK as the team leader.[38]
International career
Greece
Torosidis made his international debut for the Greece national team in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Turkey. After Takis Fyssas' retirement, Torosidis became Greece's first-choice left-back, despite playing at right-back for his club.[39] Following the qualifiers, Torosidis was selected in the Greek squad for Euro 2008. He scored his first international goal in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg.
On 18 June 2010, Nigeria midfielder Sani Kaita lashed out with a kick to his thigh, resulting with Kaita being shown a straight red card. Thereafter, he scored the crucial goal in Greece's World Cup Group Stage match against Nigeria which gave his country a 2–1 win, their first ever win at a World Cup.[40]
Torosidis' own goal in a 1–1 draw with Romania, scored when a defensive clearance rebounded off him, did not prevent Greece securing qualification for the 2014 World Cup.[41] It was just the third qualification of the Greece national team to a World Cup and the second consecutive of Torosidis. From his debut in the national team in 2007, Greece have never lost a rendezvous in a major competition (UEFA Euro 2008 and 2012, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup) along with his teammates he wrote the described by many as the "Golden Era" of Greek football.
On 10 October 2017, he scored his 10th international goal at home clash against Gibraltar. The 32-year-old footballer became the first defender in the history of Greece national team to score ten international goals, five of which were headers.[42]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[A] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Skoda Xanthi
|
2002–03 | Super League Greece | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
2004–05 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 22 | 1 | |||
2005–06 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
2006–07
|
12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 76 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 4 | ||
Olympiacos | 2006–07 | Super League Greece | 11 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
2007–08 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
2011–12 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 3 | ||
Total | 134 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 187 | 19 | ||
Roma
|
2012–13
|
Serie A | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 12 | 2 | |
2013–14
|
18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 22 | 2 | |||
2014–15
|
20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
2015–16
|
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 60 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 77 | 7 | ||
Bologna
|
2016–17
|
Serie A | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
2017–18
|
16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
Olympiacos | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 3 |
2019–20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
Total | 19 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 4 | ||
Career total | 333 | 20 | 36 | 8 | 60 | 7 | 429 | 35 |
- A. ^ Includes appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Greece | |||
2007 | 9 | 0 | |
2008 | 11 | 1 | |
2009 | 5 | 1 | |
2010 | 9 | 2 | |
2011 | 8 | 1 | |
2012 | 12 | 2 | |
2013 | 9 | 0 | |
2014 | 12 | 0 | |
2015 | 4 | 0 | |
2016 | 10 | 2 | |
2017 | 5 | 1 | |
2018 | 6 | 0 | |
2019 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 101 | 10 |
- Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Torosidis goal.[44]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 September 2008 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 17 | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 14 October 2009 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 25 | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 17 June 2010 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | 28 | Nigeria | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
4 | 8 October 2010 | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece | 33 | Latvia | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
5 | 26 March 2011 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali , Malta |
36 | Malta | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
6 | 26 May 2012 | Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria | 44 | Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
7 | 15 August 2012 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | 49 | Norway | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
8 | 6 September 2016 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal | 85 | Gibraltar | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9 | 10 October 2016 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn , Estonia |
87 | Estonia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 | 10 October 2017 | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece | 93 | Gibraltar | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Olympiacos
- Super League Greece (6): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2019–20
- Greek Super Cup: 2007
Individual
- Super League Greece Greek Footballer of the Season: 2009–10[45]
- Super League Greece Team the Season: 2009–10[46]
See also
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