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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Koltsidas | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Trikala, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | PO Fiki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Trikala | 84 | (1) |
| 1992–1996 | Aris | 90 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | AEL | 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
edit- ^ Panoutsos, Antonis (8 April 2001). "Η εβδομάδα (The week in sports)". To Vima (in Greek).
- ^ "Εκοψε πίτα ο Αρης (Aris cut the vasilopita)" (in Greek). novasports.gr. 12 February 2012.
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (21 March 2004). "Greece 1992/93". RSSSF.
- ^ ""Αξίζεις να σηκώσεις το Κύπελλο" ("You deserve to lift the Cup")" (in Greek). Exedra Sports. 29 April 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Giorgos Koltsidas" (in Greek). sport.gr. May 2003. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "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"
External links
edit- Insports.gr profile (in Greek)
- Guardian.co.uk profile