| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giorgos Tzavelas | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Terpsithea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Kerkyra | 23 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Panionios | 45 | (2) |
| 2010– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 27 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Greece | 5 | (0[1]) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Giórgos Tzavélas (Greek: Γεώργιος Τζαβέλας; born 26 November 1987 in Vyronas, Athens), is a Greek international footballer who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt.[2]
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Tzavelas began his professional career with Kerkyra in a home match against Larissa (0–0).
After signing for Panionios, Tzavelas was given the number 31. He made his debut on 13 September 2008 in the 0–1 away win versus Panserraikos. He scored his first goal on 7 December 2008 in the 45th minute in the 1–1 draw with Larissa. In his first full season, Tzavelas went on to make 17 appearances, scoring two goals. The 2009–10 season began brightly for Tzavelas as he cemented his place in the squad. In his second season with Panionios, he made a total of 24 appearances, starting all 24, but not scoring.
On 3 June 2010, the Left back signed a three-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.[3] He soon became a member of Eintracht's starting eleven. On 12 March 2011, Tzavallas scored his first Bundesliga goal during an away match against Schalke. He managed to beat German international goalkeeper Manuel Neuer with an effort from 73 meters, the longest distance a Bundesliga goal was ever scored from.[4]
During the Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen on 8 April 2011, Tzavellas suffered a partial rupture of the cruciate ligament in his left knee. He missed the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[5]
After his impressive performances for Panionios, Tzavellas was called up to the Greek national football team on 15 November 2009 by Otto Rehhagel to face Ukraine in the second leg of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification playoffs. However he did not feature in this game.[6] On 11 May 2010, Tzavelas was named in Rehhagel's 30 man provisional World Cup squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[7]
He made his international debut in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Croatia on 7 September 2010.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Kerkyra | Super League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | Beta Ethniki | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | Panionios | Panionios | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Club | 72 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 6 | |
Last updated: 25 December 2011
Source: kicker.de
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2010– | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
Last updated: 25 December 2011
Source: epo.gr
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