Grigoris Georgatos

Grigoris Georgatos
Personal information
Full name	Grigorios Georgatos
Date of birth	31 October 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Piraeus, Greece
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back, Left midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1995	Panachaiki
1995–1999	Olympiacos
1999–2002	Internazionale
2000–2001	→ Olympiacos (loan)
2002–2003	AEK Athens
2003–2007	Olympiacos
Total
International career
1995–2002	Greece
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Grigoris Georgatos (Greek: Γρηγόρης Γεωργάτος; born 31 October 1972), also known as "Trelos Karaflos" (literally translated, "crazy bald"), is a Greek retired footballer. He typically played left-back for Greek Championship club Olympiacos. Georgatos also earned 35 caps and scored 3 goals for the Greek national team having debuted on 6 September 1995. An offensive fullback, he was known for his crossing ability; his combative style at left back earned him the nickname, "the Greek Roberto Carlos."^[1]^[2]

Career

His abilities were first noted in the 1991–92 season when he made his debut in the Alpha Ethniki for Panachaiki GE. After four and a half seasons and 22 goals in 126 league appearances, he moved to Olympiacos in the 1995–1996 season, lifting the championship with them in 1997, 1998, and 1999 – when he finished as the side's top scorer despite his defensive role.

He first appeared for Greece in a EURO '96 qualifier against San Marino in September 1995. He prematurely retired from international football in September 2001 following a reported dispute with coach Otto Rehhagel but won more than 30 caps for his country.

In the 1998–1999 season, while playing in a UEFA Champions League match against Juventus, Georgatos caught the eye of Italian club Inter Milan, signing him in the 1999–2000 season for €7 million. He settled well in Serie A, playing 28 matches and scoring 2 goals for Inter. Despite that, he returned home the next season to Olympiacos for a season-long loan, where his love affair with the club lasted just one year. The following season, he returned to the Serie A, with Georgatos choosing to rejoin Inter after losing his first-team place at Olympiacos. Although he returned to Inter, he could not get back into the first-team because of an injury that kept him out for a while, playing only 10 matches and scoring 1 goal that season.

With his second spell in Italy being unsuccessful, Georgatos quickly returned to Greece, joining AEK Athens for €3 million. In the 2002–03 season he played 23 games as AEK finished third and also featured in four of the club's six UEFA Champions League matches. The next season, he scored six goals in six games but was unsettled at AEK and in the January transfer window began his third spell at Olympiacos, helping them finish second. In 2006 Georgatos expressed his intention to end his career at Olympiacos when he signed a one-year contract until July 2007, retiring at the end of the season.

Career statistics

Club

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Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Greece			League		Greek Cup		Europe		Total
1991–92	Panachaiki	Alpha Ethniki	30	4
1992–93			26	3
1993–94			28	5
1994–95		Beta Ethniki	26	7
1995–96		Alpha Ethniki	10	3
1995–96	Olympiacos	Alpha Ethniki	17	2
1996–97			33	6
1997–98			30	2
1998–99			26	12
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
1999–2000	Internazionale Milano	Serie A	28	2	6	1	-	-	34	3
Greece			League		Greek Cup		Europe		Total
2000–01	Olympiacos	Alpha Ethniki	20	5
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
2001–02	Internazionale Milano	Serie A	10	1	-	-	2	0	12	1
Greece			League		Greek Cup		Europe		Total
2002–03	AEK Athens	Alpha Ethniki	23	1
2003–04	AEK Athens	Alpha Ethniki	6	5
2003–04	Olympiacos	Alpha Ethniki	13	1
2004–05			25	3
2005–06			22	1			4	0
2006–07		Super League	8	0			5	0
Country	Greece		343	61
Country	Italy		38	3
Total			381	64

International

Greece national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1995	4	0
1996	0	0
1997	6	0
1998	5	0
1999	11	3
2000	7	0
2001	2	0
Total	35	3

Club

Olympiacos

Greek Championship: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
Greek Cup: 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06

References

^ "The art of crossing in Serie A". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ Fabio Monti (8 January 2000). "Georgatos, una cura per vincere la nostalgia" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
^ Grigoris Georgatos at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Inter Archive (in Italian)
Grigoris Georgatos – UEFA competition record (archive)

[1] "The art of crossing in Serie A". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[2] Fabio Monti (8 January 2000). "Georgatos, una cura per vincere la nostalgia" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

[3] Grigoris Georgatos at National-Football-Teams.com

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