Giannis Sfakianakis (Greek: Γιάννης Σφακιανάκης; born 6 February 1976) is a Greek professional football defender who has played for several clubs in Greece and Cyprus.

Giannis Sfakianakis
Personal information
Full name Giannis Sfakianakis
Date of birth (1976-02-06) 6 February 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Glyfada, Greece
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1999 Doxa Vyronas 90 (3)
1996Panegialios (loan) 22 (2)
1999–2002 Athinaikos 72 (3)
2002–2005 Kerkyra 70 (5)
2005 Panachaiki 12 (0)
2006 Akratitos 9 (0)
2006–2007 AEP Paphos 18 (0)
2007–2009 APOP Kinyras 50 (6)
2009–2010 Apollon Limassol FC 2 (0)
2010 APOP Kinyras 13 (1)
2010 Atromitos Yeroskipou 10 (0)
2011 AEK Kouklia 11 (2)
2011–2013 AO Kassiopi 29 (2)
2013–2014 Sinarades 22 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in Glyfada, Sfakianakis began playing professional football with Doxa Vyronas F.C. in 1993. He had a loan spell at Panegialios F.C. in 1996, before transferring to Athinaikos F.C. in 1999.[1]

Sfakianakis helped Athinaikos gain promotion to the Greek Superleague for the 2000–01 season. The club were relegation and he left after a season in the second division. Next, he would play for Kerkyra F.C. and Akratitos F.C. in the Superleague and had a brief spell with Panachaiki in 2005. He moved to Cyprus for the five seasons with AEP Paphos F.C., APOP Kinyras FC, Apollon Limassol FC and Atromitos Yeroskipou, where he would win the 2008–09 Cypriot Cup and 2009–10 Cypriot Cup.[1]

In June 2011, Sfakianakis returned to Greece to play with Corfu-based Cassiopi F.C. in the regional leagues.[1]

Honours edit

APOP Kinyras

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Grammenos, Christos (23 June 2011). "Έκλεισε" Σφακιανάκη η Κασσιώπη! (in Greek). Corfucorner.gr.
  2. ^ "Cyprus 2008/09". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

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