Giorgos seitaridis biography

Greek footballer

Georgios "Giourkas" Seitaridis (Greek: Γεώργιος "Γιούρκας" Σεϊταρίδης[ʝeˈorʝiozˈʝurkasseitaˈriðis]; born 4 June 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a right-back and occasionally as a centre-back.^[1] He has last played in 2013 for Greek Superleague side Panathinaikos, having played previously at PAS Giannina, Porto, Dynamo Moscow and Atlético Madrid.

He is a former member of the Greece national team, for which he made a total of 72 international appearances, scoring one goal.^[2] He was part of their team which won Euro 2004, for which he was voted into the Team of the Tournament.

Both his grandfather and father, Dimitris Seitaridis, were footballers and eventually managers.^[3]

Club career

PAS Giannina

Of Pontic Greek heritage, Seitaridis started his professional career with northern Greek side PAS Giannina, nicknamed Ajax of Epirus, in 1997, becoming an