Georgios Xenidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ξενίδης; 6 December 1974 – 3 June 2019) was a Greek football player who played as a defender.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Xenidis | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Date of death | 3 June 2019 (aged 44) | ||
| Place of death | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | Iraklis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2002 | Iraklis | 161 | (14) |
| 2002 | AEK Athens | 9 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Iraklis | 34 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 40 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Ionikos | 38 | (2) |
| Total | 282 | (22) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Xenidis started his football career at the academy of Iraklis before being promoted to the men's team in the summer of 1994 where he played mostly as a left-back. In January 2002 he was transferred to AEK Athens, where he played for the rest of the season and since he wasn't able to establish himself in the team due to the hard competition, he returned to Iraklis in the following summer. In 2004 he moved to Cyprus in order to play for Anorthosis Famagusta, where he played for 2 seasons. Afterwards Xenidis returned to Greece to join Ionikos, where he was relegated to the second division after the end of the season. He played a season in the second division before retiring in July 2008.[3]
Death edit
Xenidis died after a heart attack. Reports claimed that the veteran footballer felt sick and suffered a heart attack, without being able to receive medical care in time.[4]
Honours edit
AEK Athens
References edit
- ^ "Georgios Xenidis". weltfussball.de.
- ^ "Georgios Xenidis". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Γιώργος Ξενίδης". kitrinomavro.gr.
- ^ "Πέθανε ο Γιώργος Ξενίδης". sport24.gr.