| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Koltsidas | ||
| Date of birth | (1970-09-23) 23 September 1970 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Trikala, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | PO Fiki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Trikala | 84 | (1) |
| 1992–1996 | Aris | 90 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | AEL | 18 | (1) |
| 1997–2008 | Aris | 213 | (7) |
| Total | 405 | (11) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Georgios Koltsidas (Greek: Γεώργιος Κολτσίδας; born 23 September 1970) is a retired football player, who played as a defender and was known for his strong tackles. He is currently the general director of Aris.
He started his career with Trikala and joined Aris in July 1992, where he spent the majority of his career – except for a brief one-year spell at Larissa. He retired at the end of the 2007–08 season.
He was a member of the Greece national under-21 football team which won the gold medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games.
References
- Panoutsos, Antonis (8 April 2001). "Η εβδομάδα (The week in sports)". To Vima (in Greek).
- "Εκοψε πίτα ο Αρης (Aris cut the vasilopita)" (in Greek). novasports.gr. 12 February 2012.
- Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (21 March 2004). "Greece 1992/93". RSSSF.
- ""Αξίζεις να σηκώσεις το Κύπελλο" ("You deserve to lift the Cup")" (in Greek). Exedra Sports. 29 April 2008.
- "Giorgos Koltsidas" (in Greek). sport.gr. May 2003. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- "Σαν σήμερα, 12/7/2010 (On this day, 12/7/2010)" (in Greek). Express. 12 July 2010. "1991: η Ελλάδα κατακτά το χρυσό στο ποδόσφαιρο στους Μεσογειακούς Αγώνες νικώντας την Τουρκία με 3-1 στο ΟΑΚΑ." ("1991: Greece wins the gold medal in football at the Mediterranean Games, beating Turkey 3-1 at OACA"
External links
- Insports.gr profile (in Greek)
- Guardian.co.uk profile
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Greek men's footballers
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. non-playing staff
- Trikala F.C. players
- Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
- Footballers from Trikala
- Men's association football defenders
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece
- Mediterranean Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games