Ioannis Kalitzakis

Giannis Kalitzakis
Personal information
Full nameIoannis Kalitzakis
Date of birth(1966-02-10) 10 February 1966 (age 48)
Place of birthEleusina, Greece
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1986Panelefsiniakos106(3)
1987Diagoras18(1)
1987–1997Panathinaikos260(15)
1997–2000AEK Athens76(1)
2000–2001Ethnikos Asteras23(0)
Total483(20)
National team
1987–1998Greece71(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ioannis "Giannis" Kalitzakis (Greek: Γιάννης Καλιτζάκης) (born 10 February 1966) is a retired Greek football defender.

He started his career in Panelefsiniakos F.C., where he played three and a half season before eventually joining Panathinaikos FC. Panathinaikos's fans nicknamed him "ninja" as he made a name of his hard tackles and very strong defensive play. He stayed with Panathinaikos F.C. until 1997, when he joined AEK Athens FC. He retired from professional football in 2001.

Kalitzakis national team career lasted from 16 December 1987 to 1999. He had 71 caps in total, including three appearances at the 1994 World Cup.

Honours

Panathinaikos

  • Greek Championship: 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996
  • Greek Cup: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995
  • Greek Super Cup: 1988, 1993, 1994

AEK Athens

  • Greek Cup: 2000

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