Christos Melissis

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Christos Melissis
Personal information
Full name Christos Melissis
Date of birth December 1, 1982 (1982-12-01) (age 25)
Place of birth    Edessa, Greece
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Playing position Centre Back
Club information
Current club Flag of Greece PAOK Thessaloniki FC
Number 5
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000-2001
2001-2006
2006-
Naousa
Panseraikos
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
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54 (3)   
National team2
2008- Flag of Greece Greece 2 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 19, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

[edit] Playing career

Christos Melissis was born on December 1, 1982 in Edessa. He is a Greek football player currently playing for PAOK Thessaloniki FC. He usually plays as center back but when called upon he is used as a right back or a defensive midlefiedler.He started his career in Naoussa, and then played for five years in Panserraikos before attracting the interesting of PAOK.He was signed by PAOK Thessaloniki FC in the summer of 2006 and has become an important first team player ever since. He scores his first goal for PAOK in a home game versus Aris FC in 2007. In the last games of the 2007-8 season he was named captain of the PAOK Thessaloniki FC squad, indicating his role for the years to come and rewarding his commitement.

[edit] International career

He was called to the Greek national football team for the first time on the February 1, 2008, and made his debut against the Czech Republic on February 5. He was recalled to the national team for a friendly against Cyprus and so on the 19th of May he earned his second cap coming on as a second-half subtitute.

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