Dimitris Nalitzis

Dimitris Nalitzis (Greek: Δημήτρης Ναλιτζής; born 25 January 1976) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He is the current team manager of AEK Athens.

Dimitris Nalitzis
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Nalitzis
Date of birth (1976-01-25) 25 January 1976
Place of birth Piraeus, Greece
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 AEK Athens (team manager)
Youth career
Panionios
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1999 Panionios 124 (14)
1999 → Ethnikos Asteras (loan) 13 (6)
1999–2001 PAOK 44 (20)
2001–2003 Udinese 0 (0)
2001–2002 → Perugia (loan) 2 (0)
2002 → Sporting CP (loan) 11 (0)
2002–2003 → AEK Athens (loan) 18 (10)
2003–2004 AEK Athens 23 (2)
2004–2005 Kerkyra 6 (0)
2005–2006 Panionios 26 (5)
2006 Ethnikos Asteras 11 (1)
2006–2007 AEP 11 (1)
2007–2009 Ethnikos Piraeus 50 (8)
2009–2010 Fostiras 12 (3)
Total 361 (70)
International career
2000–2003 Greece 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Over the course of 11 seasons (17 overall) he amassed Superleague Greece totals of 230 games and 55 goals in representation of five teams, mainly Panionios.

Club career

Nalitzis was born in Piraeus. After starting professionally with Panionios FC, making his Superleague Greece debuts at only 17 and remaining with the club for six seasons, five spent in the top level, his career never really settled, as he went on to represent more than ten teams during more than one decade: until June 2003 he played for Ethnikos Asteras FC, PAOK FC and Udinese Calcio (for which he never appeared officially and who also loaned him three times for the duration of his contract, at Perugia Calcio, Sporting Clube de Portugal[1] and AEK Athens.

After his release from the Italians Nalitzis moved permanently to AEK, but only scored twice in one full season, moving on to the Greek lower leagues, successively with PAE Kerkyra, Panionios – the only two top flight exceptions – Ethnikos Asteras, Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. and Fostiras FC. He also had another unassuming abroad experience, now in Cyprus with AEP Paphos FC, scoring his only league goal as an import during his career.

Nalitzis retired in June 2010, at the age of 34.

International career

Nalitzis made six appearances for Greece, during roughly three years. His debut came on 26 April 2000, in a 1–0 friendly win over the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.[2]

Honours

Club
Panionios
PAOK
Sporting

Individual

References
  1. "Nalitzis given Sporting chance". UEFA.com. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. Συμμετοχές και γκολ όλων των διεθνών (Ν–Ο) [Caps and goals for all internationals (N–O)] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
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