Georgios Koltsidas

Georgios Koltsidas (Greek: Γεώργιος Κολτσίδας; born 23 September 1970) is a retired football player, who played as a defender and was known for his strong tackles.[1] He is currently the general director of Aris.[2]

Georgios Koltsidas
Personal information
Full name Georgios Koltsidas
Date of birth (1970-09-23) 23 September 1970
Place of birth Trikala, Greece
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1988 PO Fiki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Trikala 84 (1)
1992–1996 Aris 90 (2)
1996–1997 Larissa 18 (1)
1997–2008 Aris 213 (7)
Total 405 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He started his career with Trikala and joined Aris in July 1992,[3] where he spent the majority of his career – except for a brief one-year spell at Larissa. He retired at the end of the 2007–08 season.[4]

He was a member of the Greece national under-21 football team which won the gold medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games.[5][6]

References
  1. Panoutsos, Antonis (8 April 2001). "Η εβδομάδα (The week in sports)". To Vima (in Greek).
  2. "Εκοψε πίτα ο Αρης (Aris cut the vasilopita)" (in Greek). novasports.gr. 12 February 2012.
  3. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (21 March 2004). "Greece 1992/93". RSSSF.
  4. ""Αξίζεις να σηκώσεις το Κύπελλο" ("You deserve to lift the Cup")" (in Greek). Exedra Sports. 29 April 2008.
  5. "Giorgos Koltsidas" (in Greek). sport.gr. May 2003. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  6. "Σαν σήμερα, 12/7/2010 (On this day, 12/7/2010)" (in Greek). Express. 12 July 2010. "1991: η Ελλάδα κατακτά το χρυσό στο ποδόσφαιρο στους Μεσογειακούς Αγώνες νικώντας την Τουρκία με 3-1 στο ΟΑΚΑ." ("1991: Greece wins the gold medal in football at the Mediterranean Games, beating Turkey 3-1 at OACA"
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.