Takis Fyssas

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Takis Fyssas
Personal information
Full name Panagiotis Fyssas
Date of birth June 12, 1973 (1973-06-12) (age 34)
Place of birth    Athens, Greece
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current club Panathinaikos FC
Youth clubs
Panionios
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1990-1998
1998-2003
2003-2005
2005-2007
2007-present		 Panionios
Panathinaikos
S.L. Benfica
Hearts
Panathinaikos FC		 150 (9)
123 (6)
030 (0)
052 (1)
02 (0)   
National team2
1999- Greece 060 (4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 07:13, August 11 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 23:53, 27 March 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Panagiotis "Takis" Fyssas (born 12 June 1973, in Athens) is a Greek international footballer, currently playing for Panathinaikos FC.

Fyssas started his career in the Panionios youth academy, achieving his senior debut in the 1990-91 season. After eight seasons in Nea Smyrni, which included a Greek Cup triumph, he signed for Athens giants Panathinaikos in 1998. The increased exposure Fyssas received playing at the Spiros Louis ensured a rapid elevation to the Greek national side and he made his debut against Finland in 1999. Fyssas also made his first UEFA Champions League appearance while with the Greens, in the 2000-01 season.

In December 2003 he moved to Lisbon with Benfica, where he was to stay for a season and a half, helping the Eagles claim the 2003-04 Portuguese Cup and 2004-05 Portuguese Liga. During this spell came the pinnacle of Fyssas's career: Greece's surprise victory at the 2004 European Championships. He played in all six of Greece's matches (starting five) and displayed a mixture of uncompromising defending and attacking verve on the left flank in the unlikely triumph.

After being allowed to leave Benfica in the summer of 2005, Fyssas made the surprise decision to move to Scotland with Hearts, despite reported interest from England and Germany. He collected his fourth career winners medal in his first season with the Tynecastle side, when they defeated Gretna in the 2005-06 Scottish Cup final. He became a popular member of the Hearts team and will always be remembered fondly for his celebrations after clinching a place in the UEFA Champions League. He left the Edinburgh club at the end of the 2006-07 season to move back to Panathinaikos.

[edit] Honours

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 February 2002 Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece Flag of Sweden Sweden 1-1 2-2 Friendly
2 15 May, 2002 Ethniko Stadium, Rhodes, Greece Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 1-1 3-1 Friendly
3 15 May, 2002 Ethniko Stadium, Rhodes, Greece Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 2-1 3-1 Friendly
4 29 January 2003 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 1-1 2-1 Friendly

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Panathinaikos FC – current squad

1 Galinović • 3 Sarriegi • 4 Mattos • 5 Morris • 6 Darlas • 7 Ninis • 8 Goumas • 9 Romero • 11 Papadopoulos • 14 Salpigidis • 15 Fyssas • 18 Malarz • 19 Šerić • 20 Leontiou • 21 Karagounis • 22 Tziolis • 23 Simão • 24 Vyntra • 25 N'Doye • 27 Ivanschitz • 29 Nilsson • 30 Dimoutsos • 31 Spyropoulos • 32 Pantidos • 33 Karnezis • 35 Ntantamis • 36 Manucho • 38 Boutzikos • Manager: Vacant


Persondata
NAME Fyssas, Takis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pangiotis Fyssas (full name), Takis Fissas (alternate spelling)
SHORT DESCRIPTION Greek footballer
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Athens, Greece
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH