Georgios Fotakis

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Georgios Fotakis
Personal information
Full name Georgios Fotakis
Date of birth (1981-10-29) 29 October 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Kalamata, Greece
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1998 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 PAOK 0 (0)
1999–2000 → Kallithea (loan) 8 (0)
2000–2006 Egaleo 138 (12)
2006 Kilmarnock 0 (0)
2006–2009 AEL 70 (7)
2009–2013 PAOK 104 (7)
2013–2014 Şanlıurfaspor 9 (0)
2014 Atromitos 8 (0)
2014–2015 Panetolikos 26 (1)
2016 Panthrakikos 1 (0)
2016–2018 Panachaiki 26 (4)
International career‡
2000–2002 Greece U19 14 (1)
2004 Greece U20 3 (0)
2004 Greece Olympic 3 (0)
2009–2012 Greece 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 August 2013

Georgios Fotakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Φωτάκης; born 29 October 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

He last played for Panachaiki.[2][3]

Club career[edit]

Fotakis spent his early career in his native Greece, playing for PAOK, Kallithea and Egaleo. He moved to Scotland in January 2006 to sign for Kilmarnock,[4] but he never made a league appearance for them.[5] He then returned to Greece in 2006 with Larissa, before moving to PAOK in the summer of 2009. He played with PAOK for four consecutive years, before he moved for a 1+1 year contract to Şanlıurfaspor. At 31 January 2014 he signed with Atromitos a one and a half year contract. On 27 May 2014 Atromitos announced the end of cooperation with Fotakis.[6] On 31 August 2015 Fotakis signed with Panetolikos for a year contract.[7] On 25 June 2015, Fotakis made an oral agreement with the Greek club Veria, but never signed a contract and remained without a team in the first round of the season. On 5 February 2016, Super League club Panthrakikos officially announced the signing of Fotakis until the end of the season.[8][9] On 8 August 2016, Fotakis has signed a contract with Gamma Ethniki club Panachaiki.[10]

International career[edit]

Fotakis has played for the Greek under-21 side, and also made three appearances in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[11]

Fotakis made his international debut for the Greek senior team in 2009.[12]

Honours[edit]

AEL

References[edit]

  1. ^ Georgios Fotakis at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. ^ «Βόμβα» με Φωτάκη η Παναχαϊκή, sport-fm.gr, 8 August 2016 (in Greek)
  3. ^ Έσκασε η πρώτη «βόμβα» με Φωτάκη!, mikriliga.com, 9 August 2016 (in Greek)
  4. ^ "Killie bolster squad with Fotakis". BBC. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  5. ^ "KILMARNOCK : 1946/47–2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Ατρόμητος: Αποχωρούν Παπαδόπουλος, Φωτάκης και Σηφάκης". protothema.gr.
  7. ^ "Ανακοινώθηκε ο Φωτάκης από τον Παναιτωλικό". sport24.gr.
  8. ^ Panthrakikos announce Fotakis' signing
  9. ^ Fotakis in Panthrakikos [usurped]
  10. ^ «Βόμβα» με Φωτάκη η Παναχαϊκή
  11. ^ Georgios Fotakis – FIFA competition record (archived)
  12. ^ Georgios Fotakis at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ^ "Grèce Kypello Elladas 2006/2007 Finale". mondefootball.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

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