Ioannis Amanatidis

Ioannis Amanatidis

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-12-03) 3 December 1981
Place of birth	Kozani, Greece
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker, Winger
Club information
Current club	Free Agent
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2004	VfB Stuttgart	35	(6)
2000–2002	→ Greuther Fürth (loan)	42	(12)
2004	→ Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)	15	(6)
2004–2005	1. FC Kaiserslautern	23	(6)
2005–2011	Eintracht Frankfurt	125	(36)
National team‡
2002–2010	Greece	35	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2010

Ioannis Amanatidis (Greek: Ιωάννης Αμανατίδης, Greek pronunciation: [ˈʝanis amanaˈtiðis]; born 3 December 1981 in Kozani, Greece) is a Greek footballer. He is currently a free agent, after being released by Eintracht Frankfurt on 18 July 2011.

Career

Club

Amanatidis family immigrated when he was nine years old to Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany where he joined SC Stuttgart. Two years later he went to VfB Stuttgart academy. In 2002 he started his Bundesliga career having already played on loan for Greuther Fürth in lower divisions. After a clash with then VfB Stuttgart coach Felix Magath over his lack of opportunities he was given on loan to struggling Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt where he impressed despite the eventual relegation of the team to second division.

In the summer he signed on free to Kaiserslautern, but after only one season he signed again to the newly promoted Eintracht Frankfurt side and has been instrumental in the team's attack ever since scoring regularly and eventually becoming the captain of the team since the 2007–08 season.

In April 2008, it was reported that the captain of Eintracht has agreed to an extension of his contract till 2012 with the club.

International

In November 2002, he earned his first cap for the Greece national football team against Republic of Ireland.

On 9 August 2010, Amanatidis decided to retire from international football. He stated, that "there are many strange and suspicious choices". "Some players are always in the starting 11 and many of us know the reasons of the selection, but if I say more, there are going to be many reactions", Amanatidis said.

Amanatidis' career high with the national team was his winning goal against Turkey in Istanbul in a highly passionate game.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 October 2007	Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	0-1	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
2.	17 November 2007	Athens, Greece	Malta	5-0	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
3.	24 May 2008	Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	3-2	Loss	Friendly Match

External links

• Official website (German) (English) (Greek)
• Ioannis Amanatidis at Eintracht Frankfurt's Official Website (German)
• Ioannis Amanatidis at eintracht-archiv.de (German)