Makis Chatzis (Greek: Μάκης Χατζής; born 30 March 1957) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as full-back.

Makis Chatzis
Personal information
Full name Symeon Chatzis
Date of birth (1957-03-30) 30 March 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1979 APON Smyrnis
1979–1984 Apollon Athens 36 (0)
1984–1992 AEK Athens 126 (0)
Total 162 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Chatzis began his football career at APON Smyrnis, where he played until 1979, when he moved to Apollon Athens. In the summer of 1984 he was transferred to AEK Athens. He immediately became a key player of the club, playing mainly on the right side of the defense, but he was also used as a left-back. He was competed in the club's big European games with opponents such as Real Madrid,[1][2][3] Internazionale,[4][5][6] Athletic Bilbao,[7][8][9] and Marseille.[10][11][12] In 1987, with the arrival of Christos Vasilopoulos in the team, Chatzis began losing his place in the starting line-up. However, he was used quite often at both sides of the defense, while in 1989 he won the championship with the "yellow-blacks". After the promotion of Georgios Koutoulas and the signing of Vaios Karagiannis, his appearances were cut even more. In his 8-year spell at AEK he did not manage to score a single goal in any official match. With AEK he won 2 Championships, 1 Super Cup and 1 League Cup. In the summer of 1992 he decided to retire from football at the age of 35.[13]

After football

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Chatzis has from time to time a strong participation in the association of veteran footballers of AEK.[14][15][16]

Honours

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AEK Athens

References

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  1. ^ "Όταν η ΑΕΚ υπέταξε τη Ρεάλ Μαδρίτης του Μίτσελ". contra.gr.
  2. ^ "AEK-Real Madrid UEFA Europa League 1985/86". UEFA.com.
  3. ^ "Real Madrid-AEK UEFA Europa League 1985/86". UEFA.com.
  4. ^ "Μια... περήφανη ήττα". aek365.org.
  5. ^ "Inter-AEK UEFA Europa League 1986/87". UEFA.com.
  6. ^ "AEK-Inter UEFA Europa League 1986/87". UEFA.com.
  7. ^ "Όταν η ΑΕΚ υπέταξε την Μπιλμπάο". 7 September 2019.
  8. ^ "AEK-Athletic Club UEFA Europa League 1988/89". UEFA.com.
  9. ^ "Athletic Club-AEK UEFA Europa League 1988/89". UEFA.com.
  10. ^ "Όταν η ΑΕΚ απείλησε τη Μαρσέιγ του Ταπί". sportdog.gr.
  11. ^ "Marseille-AEK UEFA Champions League 1989/90". UEFA.com.
  12. ^ "AEK-Marseille UEFA Champions League 1989/90". UEFA.com.
  13. ^ "Μάκης Χατζής". aekpedia.com.
  14. ^ "Οι παλαίμαχοι της ΑΕΚ και η ομάδα του Ιπποκράτειου διαφήμισαν το ποδόσφαιρο στην Αγία Παρασκευής". aek365.org.
  15. ^ "Οι Παλαίμαχοι της ΑΕΚ σε φιλανθρωπικό αγώνα για το Μάτι". 14 September 2018.
  16. ^ "ΑΕΚ: Επίσκεψη Βετεράνων στον Παπούλια". flash.gr. 13 May 2009.