Georgios_Fotakis
Georgios Fotakis
Greek footballer
Georgios Fotakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Φωτάκης; born 29 October 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Fotakis | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-10-29) 29 October 1981 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Kalamata, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | PAOK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | PAOK | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Kallithea (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2000–2006 | Egaleo | 138 | (12) |
| 2006 | Kilmarnock | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | AEL | 70 | (7) |
| 2009–2013 | PAOK | 104 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | Şanlıurfaspor | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | Atromitos | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Panetolikos | 26 | (1) |
| 2016 | Panthrakikos | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Panachaiki | 26 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2002 | Greece U19 | 14 | (1) |
| 2004 | Greece U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | Greece Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Greece | 13 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 August 2013 | |||
He last played for Panachaiki.[2][3]
Fotakis spent his early career in his native Greece, playing for PAOK, Kallithea and Egaleo. He moved to Scotland in January 2006 to sign for Kilmarnock,[4] but he never made a league appearance for them.[5] He then returned to Greece in 2006 with Larissa, before moving to PAOK in the summer of 2009. He played with PAOK for four consecutive years, before he moved for a 1+1 year contract to Şanlıurfaspor. At 31 January 2014 he signed with Atromitos a one and a half year contract. On 27 May 2014 Atromitos announced the end of cooperation with Fotakis.[6] On 31 August 2015 Fotakis signed with Panetolikos for a year contract.[7] On 25 June 2015, Fotakis made an oral agreement with the Greek club Veria, but never signed a contract and remained without a team in the first round of the season. On 5 February 2016, Super League club Panthrakikos officially announced the signing of Fotakis until the end of the season.[8][9] On 8 August 2016, Fotakis has signed a contract with Gamma Ethniki club Panachaiki.[10]
Fotakis has played for the Greek under-21 side, and also made three appearances in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[11]
Fotakis made his international debut for the Greek senior team in 2009.[12]
AEL
- Georgios Fotakis at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- «Βόμβα» με Φωτάκη η Παναχαϊκή, sport-fm.gr, 8 August 2016 (in Greek)
- Έσκασε η πρώτη «βόμβα» με Φωτάκη!, mikriliga.com, 9 August 2016 (in Greek)
- "Killie bolster squad with Fotakis". BBC. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- "KILMARNOCK : 1946/47–2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- "Ατρόμητος: Αποχωρούν Παπαδόπουλος, Φωτάκης και Σηφάκης". protothema.gr.
- "Ανακοινώθηκε ο Φωτάκης από τον Παναιτωλικό". sport24.gr.
- Georgios Fotakis – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Georgios Fotakis at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Grèce Kypello Elladas 2006/2007 Finale". mondefootball.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2022.