Vasilis Torosidis
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Vasilios Torosidis |
| Date of birth |
10 June 1985 (1985-06-10) (age 26) |
| Place of birth |
Xanthi, Greece |
| Height |
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Playing position |
Right back |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Olympiacos |
| Number |
35 |
| Youth career |
|
Skoda Xanthi |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2002–2007 |
Skoda Xanthi |
86 |
(3) |
| 2007– |
Olympiacos F.C. |
110 |
(11) |
| National team‡ |
| 2007– |
Greece |
42 |
(5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2011 |
Vasilios Torosidis (Greek: Βασίλης Τοροσίδης; born 10 June 1985, in Xanthi, Greece) is a Greek international footballer. He currently plays for the Greek Super League club Olympiacos F.C. and the Greek national football team.
[edit] Club career
[edit] Skoda Xanthi
Torosidis made his senior debut for Skoda Xanthi on April 19 of 2003 at the age of 17 and scored his first goal in the Super League against Iraklis on 17 October 2005. After impressing in his 4,5 years at Xanthi, he attracted the interest from the "big three" of Greece, Olympiacos F.C., Panathinaikos and AEK Athens. Eventually he joined Olympiacos F.C. on a 5 year deal on 1 January 2007. He signed a renewal with Olympiacos F.C. at the summer of 2009 that expiring at 31st of June 2013 (with buy out fee 7 million euros)
[edit] Olympiacos
He moved to Olympiacos F.C. in January 2007 and scored his first goal with the team, against PAOK on 21 January 2007. He scored his first European goal for Olympiacos in the UEFA Cup 2008/09 1st round 5–0 home leg win against FC Nordsjælland and scored another one against Herta Berlin 4–0 in the group stage.
A hard full back known for his exceptional physical strength, endurance and technique, he has been an important part of the Greek national team and the Olympiacos team since joining the club. He has been monitored by such teams as Newcastle United[1], A.S. Roma[2], Juventus[3], Atletico Madrid[4] and Bayern Munich[5]. Torosidis is also known for being able to perform well in other positions, such as right winger, defensive or central midfielder and left wing back.
[edit] International career
[edit] Greece
Torosidis made his international debut in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Turkey and became Greece's first choice left-back, while playing regularly on the right side at his club. Following the qualifiers, Torosidis was selected in the Greek squad for Euro 2008. He scored his first international goal in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg.
On 18 June 2010 Nigerian midfielder Sani Kaita lashed out with a kick to his thigh, resulting with Kaita being shown a straight red card. Thereafter, he scored the crucial goal in Greece's World Cup group stage match against Nigeria which gave his country a 2–1 win, their first ever win at a World Cup.[6]
[edit] Honours
Olympiacos F.C.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Torosidis, Vasilis |
| Alternative names |
El Toro, Kill Bill |
| Short description |
footballer |
| Date of birth |
10 June 1985 |
| Place of birth |
Xanthi, Greece |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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