Giannis Kotsiras

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Giannis Kotsiras
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Kotsiras
Date of birth (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992 (age 28)
Place of birth Megalopolis, Greece
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Panarkadikos 49 (22)
2016–2021 Asteras Tripolis 114 (2)
2021– Panathinaikos 1 (0)
National team‡
2019– Greece 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:36, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Giannis Kotsiras (Greek: Γιάννης Κώτσιρας; born 16 December 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Panathinaikos and the Greece national team.[1]

Club career[]

His senior footballing career began in Greece's local divisions when he signed for Doxa Megalopolis. He moved to AO Falesias in 2011, before making the switch in the summer of 2014, as he signed for Gamma Ethniki club Panarkadikos at the age of 21 playing 49 games as a winger and scoring 22 goals. In 2016, Kotsiras signed for the Super League side Asteras Tripolis, a big step in his career.[2] On 17 June 2021, he signed a three years' contract with Panathinaikos, for an undisclosed fee.[3]

International career[]

Kotsiras made his international debut for Greece on 30 May 2019 in a friendly match against Turkey, which finished as a 1–2 loss.[4] He made his second appearance in a 2–3 home defeat against Armenia replacing an injured player in the first half and playing 73 minutes.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 28 May 2021
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Asteras Tripoli 2016–17 Superleague Greece 9 0 5 1 — — 0 0 14 1
2017–18 18 1 2 0 — — 0 0 20 1
2018–19 26 0 8 0 — — 2 0 36 0
2019–20 30 0 3 0 — — 0 0 33 0
2020–21 31 1 1 0 — — 0 0 32 1
Career Total 114 2 19 1 — — 2 0 135 3

International[]

As of 11 June 2019[4]
Greece
Year Apps Goals
2019 2 0
Total 2 0

References[]

  1. ^ Giannis Kotsiras at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Γιάννης Κώτσιρας: O πιο... Αρκάς των Αρκάδων!; Retrieved 17 May 2019, Arcadia Sports
  3. ^ Παναθηναϊκός: Υπογράφει και ανακοινώνεται ο Κώτσιρας; Sport24.gr
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Giannis Kotsiras". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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