| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evangelos Moras | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Larissa, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Swansea City | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2001 | Larissa | 28 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Proodeftiki | 35 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | AEK Athens | 77 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Bologna | 104 | (4) |
| 2011– | Swansea City | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Greece | 16 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Vangelis Moras (Greek: Βαγγέλης Μόρας) (born on 26 August 1981) is a Greek international footballer who plays for Swansea City.
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Moras started his career at the Greek club Larissa and moved to Proodeftiki at the age of 20. After one season at Proodeftiki, the club won promotion to the Greek Super League for the 2002–03 season.
After having impressed in his first season in the Greek first division, Moras moved to AEK Athens at the age of 22. He made 77 league appearances in his career at AEK, before getting released by the club on 22 May 2007.
On 1 July 2007, Moras signed for the Italian club Bologna. After his first season there, he helped the club to win promotion to the Serie A. Moras scored his first goal for Bologna against S.S.C. Napoli scoring the winning goal.
On 25 March 2011, it was confirmed that the player was in talks with Greek giants Panathinaikos. He said that Bologna were not going to renew his contract and that he wanted to continue to a top level club. According to Greek sports newspaper,[1] Panathinaikos wanted to sign Moras as a replacement for Jean-Alain Boumsong.
On 26 September 2011, it was confirmed that the player had joined Barclays Premier League team Swansea City on trial, before signing on a permanent deal. He scored a goal in a friendly against Llanelli on 7 October 2011. He made his Premier League debut in a 2-2 draw with Wolves on 22 October 2011.
Moras competed for Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
Following some impressive performances for his club in the Serie A, Moras was called up to play for Greece on 11 February 2009 in a friendly against Denmark, where he made his international debut.
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