Savvas Gentsoglou

Savvas Gentsoglou

Gentsoglou playing for AEK Athens
Personal information
Full name	Savvas Gentsoglou
Date of birth	(1990-09-19) 19 September 1990
Place of birth	Alexandroupoli, Greece
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bari
Number	16
Youth career
2005–2006	AEK Athens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2006–2012	AEK Athens	41	(2)
2007	→ Panachaiki (loan)	7	(0)
2008	→ Nea Ionia (loan)	0	(0)
2012–2014	Sampdoria	5	(0)
2012–2013	→ Livorno (loan)	34	(0)
2013–2014	→ Spezia (loan)	12	(0)
2014–2015	Ergotelis	26	(0)
2015–	Bari	9	(0)
National team
2008–2009	Greece U-17	6	(1)
2009–2010	Greece U-19	13	(1)
2010–2012	Greece U-21	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Savvas Gentsoglou (Greek: Σάββας Γκέντσογλου; born 19 September 1990) is a Greek football player currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Bari.

Club career

AEK Athens

Gentsoglou was promoted from the AEK youth in 2006, but made his first senior appearances for AEK in 2008–09 season. On 25 June 2008, Gentsoglou renewed his contract with AEK until 2014.

Gentsoglou was first used as a Center Back by coach Dusan Bajevic, but he was not suitable for that position. After signing with famous Greek agent John Kainourgios,on his first appearance as a defensive midfielder, in the middle of the 2009–2010 season, Gentsoglou did greatly, and he has been featured in almost every AEK Athens game since then. Gentsoglou scored his first goal for AEK against Atromitos in a 3–2 home win. The following week Gentsoglou scored the equalising goal against Kavala. After the arrival of new coach Nikos Kostenoglou, Gentsoglou has featured in most of AEK's matches in the 2011/12 season.

Sampdoria

On 19 January 2012 he finished his career in AEK in order to sign a contract with Sampdoria.^[1] Gentsoglou did not feature for Sampdoria in the 2011–12 season, and was sent out on loan the following season to Serie B squad Livorno to gain playing experience.^[2] Gentzoglou will continue his career in Serie B on loan for Spezia, as stated by the official website of Sampdoria.The 23-year-old defensive midfielder was not among the first priorities of Sinisa Mihajlovic.As it became known, Spezia next summer will have the right to buy the contract of the player.^[3]

Ergotelis

On 30 August 2014, Gentzoglou returned to Greece to continue his career in Greek Super League playing for Ergotelis.^[4] Gentsoglou will be in Ergotelis F.C. for the next 2,5 years.^[5] Six months after his transfer to Greece, Savvas Gentsoglou could return to play in Italy. According to the newspaper Il Tirreno , A.S. Livorno Calcio has started negotiations with the Ergotelis for the purchase of the former player of Sampdoria and Spezia.^[6]

Bari 1908

On 23 June 2015, the Serie B club Bari 1908 announced the signing of Gentsoglou till the summer of 2018 for an undisclosed fee.^{[7] [8]}

International career

Gentsoglou was first called up to the Greece U-19 in 2007, he featured in all of Greece's games in qualifying for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Career statistics

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