Dimitris Nalitzis
Dimitris Nalitzis (Greek: Δημήτρης Ναλιτζής; born 25 January 1976) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He is the current team manager of AEK Athens.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Nalitzis | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Piraeus, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens (team manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Panionios | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1999 | Panionios | 124 | (14) |
| 1999 | → Ethnikos Asteras (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 1999–2001 | PAOK | 44 | (20) |
| 2001–2003 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Perugia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 18 | (10) |
| 2003–2004 | AEK Athens | 23 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Kerkyra | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Panionios | 26 | (5) |
| 2006 | Ethnikos Asteras | 11 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | AEP | 11 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 50 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | Fostiras | 12 | (3) |
| Total | 361 | (70) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Greece | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Over the course of 11 seasons (17 overall) he amassed Superleague Greece totals of 230 games and 55 goals in representation of five teams, mainly Panionios.
Club career edit
Nalitzis was born in Piraeus. His family has hails from Rizia.[1] After starting professionally with Panionios, making his league debut at the age of 17 and remaining with the club for six seasons, five spent in the top level, his career never really settled, as he went on to represent more than ten teams during more than one decade: until June 2003 he played for Ethnikos Asteras, PAOK and Udinese Calcio (for which he never appeared officially and who also loaned him three times for the duration of his contract, at Perugia Calcio, Sporting Clube de Portugal[2] and AEK Athens.
After his release from the Italians Nalitzis moved permanently to AEK, but only scored twice in one full season, moving on to the Greek lower leagues, successively with PAE Kerkyra, Panionios – the only two top flight exceptions – Ethnikos Asteras, Ethnikos Piraeus and Fostiras. He also had another unassuming abroad experience, in Cyprus with AEP Paphos, scoring his only league goal as an import during his career.
Nalitzis retired in June 2010, at the age of 34.
International career edit
Nalitzis made six appearances for Greece, during roughly three years. His debut came on 26 April 2000, in a 1–0 friendly win over the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.[3]
Honours edit
Club edit
- Panionios
- PAOK
- Sporting
Individual edit
- Alpha Ethniki top scorer 1999–2000
References edit
- ^ Στο φιλικό Ρίζια-Ορέστης και στην χοροεσπερίδα του Ορέστη Ορεστιάδας ο Δημήτρης Ναλιτζής! sportsaddict.gr
- ^ "Nalitzis given Sporting chance". UEFA.com. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ [Caps and goals for all internationals (N–O)] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
External links edit
- Dimitris Nalitzis at National-Football-Teams.com
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Dimitris Nalitzis at EU-Football.info