Orestis Karnezis

Orestis Karnezis

Karnezis with Greece in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Orestis Spyridon Karnezis
Date of birth	(1985-07-11) 11 July 1985
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Granada (on loan from Udinese)
Number	1
Youth career
2003–2005	OFI
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2007	OFI	0	(0)
2007–2013	Panathinaikos	54	(0)
2013–	Udinese	0	(0)
2013–	→ Granada (loan)	1	(0)
National team‡
2012–	Greece	17	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2013

Orestis Karnezis (Greek: Ορέστης Καρνέζης; born 11 July 1985) is a Greek footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Granada on loan from Udinese and the Greek national team.

Club career

Panathinaikos

Born in Athens, Karnezis started his professional football career at Panathinaikos in 2007. He counted only a few appearances for the club until the 2011-12 season, when he got more chances and impressed. So, after a few months, his coach, Jesualdo Ferreira, trained him and he made him the regular goalkeeper of Panathinaikos F.C. He gave great performances and he saved his team at crucial moments.

Udinese

Orestis Karnezis signed a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee with Serie A football club, Udinese Calcio on 22 July 2013 but was immediately loaned out to Spain's Granada for the season by the Italian club.

Granada

Orestis Karnezis made his Spanish La Liga debut for Granada in a 3-0 away loss to Almeria on 4 January 2014.^[1] Orestis Karnezis had earlier in the season played in both legs of the Copa Del Rey (Spanish Cup) against AD Alcorcón on 8 December 2013 and 18 December 2013.

International career

His good performances led Greece national football team coach Fernando Santos to call him for a friendly match on 29 February 2012 against Belgium, in which he made his international debut, playing the entire game. Unfortunately for Karnezis, Fernando Santos didn't call him for Euro 2012 to be one of the three goalkeepers of the Greek National Team. Fernando Santos said: "If Karnezis keeps going that way, he will be without a doubt in the squad of the Greek National Team for the qualifying matches of Mundial 2014." And, indeed, he was called to be part of Greek National Team both for a friendly game with Norway and for the qualifying matches after that.

Club

As of 4 January 2014

International

As of match played 4 January 2014

Honours

Panathinaikos

• Super League Greece: 2009–10
• Greek Football Cup: 2010

Individual

• Greek Best Goalkeeper: 2011–12

References

• Transfermarkt profile