Ioannis Kalitzakis

Giannis Kalitzakis
Personal information
Full name	Ioannis Kalitzakis
Date of birth	10 February 1966 (age 55)
Place of birth	Eleusina, Greece
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1987	Panelefsiniakos
1987	Diagoras
1987–1997	Panathinaikos
1997–2000	AEK Athens
2000–2001	Ethnikos Asteras
Total
National team
1987–1998	Greece
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ioannis "Giannis" Kalitzakis (Greek: Ιωάννης "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

External links[]

Ioannis Kalitzakis at National-Football-Teams.com
Ioannis Kalitzakis – FIFA competition record (archived)

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