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Giannis Kotsiras

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Not to be confused with the Greek singer, Yannis Kotsiras.

Giannis Kotsiras
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Kotsiras
Date of birth (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Megalopolis, Greece
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Doxa Megalopolis 42 (15)
2011–2014 AO Falaisias 69 (38)
2014–2016 Panarkadikos 49 (22)
2016–2021 Asteras Tripolis 114 (2)
2021– Panathinaikos 85 (0)
International career‡
2019– Greece 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 20 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Giannis Kotsiras (Greek: Γιάννης Κώτσιρας; born 16 December 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League club Panathinaikos and the Greece national team.[1] He started his career as a right winger.

Club career

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Panarkadikos

His senior footballing career began in Greece's local divisions when he signed for Doxa Megalopolis. He moved to AO Falesias in 2011, before making the switch in the summer of 2014, as he signed for Gamma Ethniki club Panarkadikos at the age of 21 playing 49 games as a winger and scoring 22 goals.

Asteras Tripolis

In 2016, Kotsiras signed for the Super League side Asteras Tripolis, a big step in his career.[2] After five seasons with Asteras Tripolis he becomes one of the best defenders at Super League, and at his last season with Asteras Tripolis the best right back at greek top division.

Panathinaikos

On 17 June 2021, he signed a three years' contract with Panathinaikos, for a transfer fee of €250.000.[3]

International career

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Kotsiras made his international debut for Greece on 30 May 2019 in a friendly match against Turkey, which finished as a 2–1 loss.[4] He made his second appearance in a 3–2 home defeat against Armenia replacing an injured player in the first half and playing 73 minutes.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Greek Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Asteras Tripoli 2016–17 Super League Greece 9 0 5 1 – 14 1
2017–18 18 1 2 0 – 20 1
2018–19 26 0 8 0 2[a] 0 36 0
2019–20 30 0 3 0 – 33 0
2020–21 31 1 1 0 – 32 1
Total 114 2 18 0 2 0 135 3
Panathinaikos 2021–22 Super League Greece 26 0 7 0 – 33 0
2022–23 25 0 3 0 2[b] 0 30 0
2023–24 31 0 7 0 5[c] 0 43 0
Total 82 0 17 0 7 0 106 0
Career total 196 2 35 1 9 0 240 3
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of 11 June 2019[4]
Greece
Year Apps Goals
2019 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Panathinaikos

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Giannis Kotsiras at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Γιάννης Κώτσιρας: O πιο... Αρκάς των Αρκάδων!; Retrieved 17 May 2019, Arcadia Sports
  3. ^ Παναθηναϊκός: Υπογράφει και ανακοινώνεται ο Κώτσιρας; Sport24.gr
  4. ^ a b "Giannis Kotsiras". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Οι βραβεύσεις της "40ης Γιορτής του Ποδοσφαιριστή" (vids)". ΠΣΑΠΠ | ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ ΑΜΕΙΒΟΜΕΝΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΡΙΩΝ (in Greek). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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