Thanasis Karagounis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lamia, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Akadimia Lamia | |||
| Androutsos Gravia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Fokikos | 30 | (4) |
| 2009–2014 | Atromitos | 85 | (8) |
| 2014– | PEC Zwolle | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Greece U-19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011– | Greece U-21 | 9 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Thanasis Karagounis (Greek: Θανάσης Καραγκούνης; born 25 September 1991) is a Greek footballer who plays for PEC Zwolle in the Dutch Eredivisie.[1]
Club career
He started his professional career in 2008 with Fokikos, making 30 appearances in the Football League 2 and scoring 4 goals.[2]
On summer 2009 he joined the newly promoted Beta Ethniki champions[3] Atromitos,.[2]
He was part of the Atromitos team who were runner-ups of the 2010–11 Greek Cup, after losing 0–3 to AEK Athens.[4] Thanasis only made 2 appearances in Atromitos' way to the final, one as a starter against Anagennisi Giannitsa for the fourth phase[5] and one as a substitute against Diagoras for the second leg of the quarter finals.[6]
In January 2014, he signed a 2,5 years' contract with PEC Zwolle. He made his debut with the club in January, 18th as a substitute in a 1-2 home loss against Vitesse.
International career
Thanasis Karagounis made 7 appearances for Greece under-19 in the past.[1] He is currently a member of the under-21 team,[7] making 9 appearances for them so far.[1]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Fokikos | Football League 2 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | Atromitos | Superleague Greece | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Atromitos | Superleague Greece | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | Atromitos | Superleague Greece | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 2012–13 | Atromitos | Superleague Greece | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| 2013–14 | Atromitos | Superleague Greece | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| 2013–14 | PEC Zwolle | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 119 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 132 | 16 | ||
Personal life
Although he shares the same surname as Giorgos Karagounis, captain of the Greek national football team, it was revealed at an joint interview of both players that they are not related.[8]
Honours
- Greek Cup Runner-up: 2010–11, 2011–12
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Thanasis Karagounis profile". UEFA.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Thanasis Karagounis to Atromitos". Paratiritis Fthiotidas. Retrieved 26 November 2011. (Greek)
- ↑ "Atromitos are champions". in.gr. 18 May 2009. (Greek)
- ↑ "2010–11 Greek Cup Final, match report". Hellenic Football Federation. (Greek)
- ↑ "Anagennisi Giannitsa – Atromitos 1–3 (26/10/2010), match report". Hellenic Football Federation., Καραγκούνης (Greek)
- ↑ "Diagoras – Atromitos 0–1 (3/2/2011), match report". Hellenic Football Federation., Καραγκούνης (Greek)
- ↑ "Greece U21 squad". Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2011. (Greek)
- ↑ Katonis, Pavlos (14 November 2010). "When Karagounis met Karagounis". Espresso. Retrieved 26 November 2011. (Greek)
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