Grigoris Athanasiou (Greek: Γρηγόρης Αθανασίου; born 9 March 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is left-handed.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grigorios Athanasiou | ||
| Date of birth | March 9, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Eleftherio-Kordelio, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Akratitos | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Atsalenios | 43 | (0) |
| 2007–2014 | Ergotelis | 74 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ayia Napa | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ergotelis | 16 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Chania | (0) | |
| 2017–2018 | Panthiraikos F.C. | ||
| 2018-2020 | Alexandros Kilkis | ||
| 2020- | Pavlos Melas FC | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2017 | |||
Career edit
Born in Eleftherio-Kordelio, Athanasiou began playing football with Akratitos in Superleague Greece. He then moved to Crete and Gamma Ethniki side Atsalenios before signing with Superleague club Ergotelis in 2007.[1] He stayed with the club for seven seasons, gradually earning his place in the club's starting XI and playing as the starting goalkeeper in his final two seasons with the club. After the club informed Athanasiou of their intent to sign a top-class goalkeeper into their roster at the midst of the 2013−14 season (and signed a contract with Serbian goalkeeper Vladimir Stojković a few days later),[2] Athanasiou decided not to renew his contract with the club[3] and move to Cypriot club Ayia Napa.[4] After one season in Cyprus, he returned to his former club Ergotelis, who had been relegated to the Football League the season before.[5] After a very difficult season in which the club failed to pay players' wages for months and as a result withdrew from professional competitions on 19 January 2016,[6] Athanasiou, who played his final match the day before, was released from his contract. He eventually signed with fellow Cretan Football League competitor Chania in the summer of 2016.[7]
Record edit
On 16 February 2022, Athanasiou scored a hat-trick with a trio of penalties [8] in a Greek fourth division game between Aetos Vassilikon - Pavlos Melas FC (0-3), in Thessaloniki. He joined Jose Luis Chilavert and Ilija Pantelic on the list of the goalkeepers worldwide who scored a hat-trick.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Τριπλό "χτύπημα" (Greek)". Ergotelis F.C. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- ^ "Ο Εργοτέλης για την υπόθεση του Αθανασίου (Greek)". sport24.gr. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- ^ "ΔΕΝ ΣΥΝΕΧΙΖΕΤΑΙ Η ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΓΡΗΓΟΡΗ ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΟΥ (Greek)". Ergotelis F.C. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- ^ "Στην Αγία Νάπα ο Γρηγόρης Αθανασίου (Greek)". creteplus.gr. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- ^ "Επέστρεψε στον Εργοτέλη ο Γρηγόρης Αθανασίου (Greek)". Ergotelis F.C. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- ^ "Ηταν υπέροχο όσο κράτησε: Λύγισε μετά από 14 χρόνια στις επαγγελματικές κατηγορίες ο Εργοτέλης (Greek)". patris.gr. 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Υπέγραψε ο Αθανασίου – Έκλεισε Φουρλάνο και Σμρέκαρ (Greek)". grandsport.gr. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ^ "Keeper Athanasiou scored a hat trick". goal.com. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ "Goalkeepers who scored a hat trick". classicfootballshirtscollection.com.
External links edit
- Profile at Onsports.gr
- Guardian Football Archived 2012-09-22 at the Wayback Machine