Alexandros Tziolis

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Alexandros Tziolis
Personal information
Date of birth February 13, 1985 (1985-02-13) (age 23)
Place of birth    Katerini, Greece
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club Panathinaikos FC
Number 22
Youth clubs
1995–2002
Apollon Litochoriou
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2002–2005
2005–current
Panionios
Panathinaikos FC
61 (3)
56 (5)   
National team2
2001-2005
2005-current
Greece U21
Greece
12 (1)
8 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 19, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Alexandros Tziolis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Τζιόλης) (born February 13, 1985 in Katerini) is a Greek footballer.

Alexandros began his playing career as a teenager in a local team called Apollon Litochorou. He played there for about 7 years and in 2002, a Panionios scouter spotted his talent and brought him to Athens. He was an integral part of Panionios team for about 4 seasons, playing 61 matches and scoring 3 goals. As a result, Panathinaikos FC offered Panionios 650.000€ and signed him. Hardy, tall and strong, Tziolis is considered a promising defensive midfielder and is often mentioned as a potential successor to Theodoros Zagorakis in the Greece national team.