Ioannis Kalitzakis

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Personal information
Giannis Kalitzakis
Full name	Ioannis Kalitzakis
Date of birth	February 17, 1966 (1966-02-17) (age 42)
Place of birth	Greece
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983–1986 1987 1987–1997 1997–2000 2000–2001	Panelefsiniakos Diagoras Panathinaikos AEK Athens Ethnikos Asteras Total	106 (14) 018 0(1) 260 (15) 076 0(1) 023 0(0) 483 (31)
National team
1987–1999	Greece	072 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Ioannis Kalitzakis (Greek: Γιάννης Καλιτζάκης) (born 17 February 1966) is a retired Greek football defender.

He started his career in Panelefsiniakos, where he played three and a half season before eventually joining Panathinaikos FC. Panathinaikos's fans nicknamed him "ninja" as he made a name of his hard tackles and very strong defensive play. He stayed with Panathinaikos F.C. until 1997, when he joined AEK Athens FC. He retired from professional football in 2001.

His national team career lasted from December 16, 1987 to 1999. Kalitzakis got 72 caps and 0 international goals, including three appearances at the 1994 World Cup.

[edit] Honours

Panathinaikos

Greek Championship: 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996
Greek Cup: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995
Greek Super Cup: 1988, 1993, 1994

AEK Athens

Greek Cup: 2000

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Career history at National Football Teams

v • d • e Greece squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup

1 Minou • 2 Apostolakis • 3 Kolitsidakis • 4 Manolas • 5 Kalitzakis • 6 Tsalouchidis • 7 Saravakos • 8 Nioplias • 9 Machlas • 10 Mitropoulos • 11 Tsiantakis • 12 Marangos • 13 Karagiannis • 14 Dimitriadis • 15 Karkamanis • 16 Alexoudis • 17 Hantzidis • 18 Karataidids • 19 Kofidis • 20 Atmatsidis • 21 Alexandris • 22 Alexiou • Coach: Panagoulias