Vasilios Karagounis

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Vasilios Karagounis
Personal information
Full name Vasilios Karagounis
Date of birth (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Lamia, Greece
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Torpedo Kutaisi
Number 32
Youth career
2007–2010 Atromitos
2010–2012 Udinese
2012–2013 Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Udinese Primavera 35 (2)
2012–2016 Olympiacos 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Aris (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2015 → Reggina (loan) 20 (0)
2015–2016 → AEL Limassol (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2017 Iraklis 14 (0)
2018–2020 Platanias 35 (7)
2020–2021 Ermis Aradippou 32 (0)
2021– FC Torpedo Kutaisi 14 (0)
National team‡
2009–2011 Greece U17 12 (1)
2012–2013 Greece U19 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:18, 4 December 2021 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2013

Vasilios Karagounis (Greek: Βασίλειος Καραγκούνης, born 18 January 1994) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club FC Torpedo Kutaisi.

Career[]

Karagounis started his career at Atromitos then moved to Italy for Udinese Primavera, from which Olympiacos bought him in the summer of 2012. In 2013/14 season was loaned to Aris, where he played in 12 games in the Superleague Greece and a Greek Cup match.[1]

The season after, Karagounis agreed with the Reggina and even participated in the workout of his new team on loan from Olympiacos, as stated by "strettoweb.com".[2][3] Reggina will participate in the third category of Italy, as was demoted from Serie B last season (2013/14). According to the newspaper, Karagounis intended for the left side of defense, although his natural position is in the right. On 20 May 2015 Karagounis solved his contract with Reggina.[4]

On 3 August 2015, Karagounis signs a year contract with AEL Limassol on loan from Olympiacos. The young defender passed the necessary medical tests and the Cypriot club announced his borrowing.[5][6] On 1 February 2016, he signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Iraklis for an undisclosed fee that will keep him to the club till summer 2018.[7] On 15 September 2020 he joined Cypriot club Ermis Aradippou, after he released from Platanias F.C. due to economic problems.[8] On 18 August 2021, he will continue his career in Erovnuli Liga playing for FC Torpedo Kutaisi.

Personal life[]

His brother, Thanasis, is also a footballer who currently plays for Kifisia.

References[]

  1. ^ "Στη Ρετζίνα ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης". redplanet.gr. 7 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Reggina: Karagounis è arrivato al Sant'Agata". www.strettoweb.com. 6 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Δανεικός στην Ρετζίνα ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης!". iapopsi.gr. 6 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Reggina: Karagounis rescinde, ricorso al Coni il 20 maggio". ildispaccio.it. 20 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Στην ΑΕΛ Λεμεσού ο Καραγκούνης". www.gavros.gr. 3 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Στην ΑΕ Λεμεσού ο Καραγκούνης". www.sport-fm.gr. 3 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Iraklis announce the transfers of Monteiro and Karagounis". www.sdna.gr. 1 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Στην Κύπρο θα αγωνίζεται τη νέα σεζόν ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης". sportsup.gr. 15 September 2020.

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