Traianos Dellas
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Traianos Dellas | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Traianos Dellas | |
Date of birth | January 31, 1976 | |
Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | |
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | |
Playing position | Centre Back, Sweeper | |
Club information | ||
Current club | AEK Athens | |
Number | 5 | |
Youth clubs | ||
Aris | ||
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1993-1997 1994-1996 1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2002 2002-2005 2005- |
Aris → Panserraikos (loan) Sheffield United AEK Athens Perugia Roma AEK Athens Total |
39 (5) 26 (3) 40 (4) 8 (0) 42 (3) 53 (3) 220 (22) |
21 (4)
National team2 | ||
1997-2001 2001- |
Greece U-21 Greece Total |
45 (1) 65 (4) |
20 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Traianos Dellas (born οn January 31, 1976 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek international football player currently playing as a centre back and captain for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.
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[edit] Club career
Dellas got his start with Greek side Aris before moving on loan to Panserraikos, he then returned to Aris again before leaving for Sheffield United in England. He returned to Greece with AEK before securing a transfer to Perugia F.C. of Italy, where his spectacular defensive performances and technical ability earned him a spot with giants AS Roma in 2002.[1]
After finally establishing himself as a starter following the move of coach Fabio Capello to Juventus, Dellas's play was outstanding. He earned the peculiar honor of being one of only three players (including playmaker Francesco Totti and striker Vincenzo Montella) who were not consistently booed by the fans during training and games during Roma's disastrous 2004-05 season. After failing to renew his contract with the club, Dellas became a free agent. He would eventually miss nearly 8 months of football due to back and hernia injuries and thus, expected offers from the big clubs of Europe failed to materialize. In the summer of 2005 Dellas decided to return to Greece, joining old team AEK, where he rejoined his former teammate and good friend Demis Nikolaidis, the club's current president.[2] He renewed his contract in June 2007 for a further two years.[3] Dellas is the current captain of AEK.
[edit] International career
Dellas earned his first cap for Greece in 2001 in a 2-2 draw with Croatia. Dellas had an exceptional tournament at Euro 2004, partnering Michalis Kapsis in the centre of what became an almost unpenetratable Greek defence, leading to him being voted onto the tournament All-star squad. He scored the goal that put Greece in the final of the tournament, a silver goal in the last minute of the first half of extra time against the Czech Republic to send Greece to the final.[4] The coach of Greece called him 'the Colossus of Rhodes' in respect of his performances in the tournament and the moniker is now widely used in the press.[5] Since Euro 2004, Dellas has been a mainstay in Greece's defence helping the team qualify for Euro 2008 to defend its crown.[6]
[edit] Personal Life
Dellas is in a reletionship with the Greek singer Gogo Mastrokosta. She is expecting their first chid.
[edit] Statistics
Season | Club | Competition | Apps | Goals |
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1993/94 | Aris | Beta Ethniki | 6 | 0 |
1994/95 | Panserraikos | Greek Super League | 1 | 0 |
1995/96 | Panserraikos | Beta Ethniki | 19 | 1 |
1996/97 | Aris | Greek Super League | 21 | 4 |
1997/98 | Sheffield United | Division One | 9 | 0 |
1998/99 | Sheffield United | Division One | 17 | 3 |
1999/00 | AEK Athens | Greek Super League | 21 | 3 |
2000/01 | AEK Athens | Greek Super League | 19 | 1 |
2001/02 | Perugia | Serie A | 8 | 0 |
2002/03 | Roma | Serie A | 8 | 1 |
2003/04 | Roma | Serie A | 14 | 0 |
2004/05 | Roma | Serie A | 20 | 2 |
2005/06 | AEK Athens | Greek Super League | 6 | 0 |
2006/07 | AEK Athens | Greek Super League | 15 | 1 |
2007/08 | AEK Athens | Greek Super League | 22 | 2 |
Total | 220 | 22 |
[edit] Honours
- Greek Cup: 2000
Individual
- European Championship 2004: UEFA Team of the Tournament Member
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Preceded by Kostas Katsouranis |
AEK Athens captain 2006- |
Succeeded by ? |
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