Giourkas Seitaridis
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Georgios "Giourkas" Seitaridis (Greek: Γεώργιος "Γιούρκας" Σεϊταρίδης [ʝeˈorʝioz ˈʝurkas seitaˈriðis]; born 4 June 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a right-back and occasionally as a centre-back.[1] He has last played in 2013 for Greek Superleague side Panathinaikos, having played previously at PAS Giannina, Porto, Dynamo Moscow and Atlético Madrid. He is a former member of the Greece national football team, for which he made a total of 72 international appearances, scoring one goal.[2] He was part of their team which won Euro 2004, for which he was voted into the Team of the Tournament.
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Full name | Georgios Seitaridis | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1981-06-04) 4 June 1981 (age 42) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Piraeus, Greece | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1998–2001 | PAS Giannina | 40 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Panathinaikos | 77 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Porto | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Dynamo Moscow | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | Atlético Madrid | 59 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Panathinaikos | 41 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 248 | (6) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2002–2010 | Greece | 72 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Both his grandfather and father, Dimitris Seitaridis, were footballers and eventually managers.[3]