Takis Gonias

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Takis Gonias
Personal information
Full name Panagiotis Gonias
Date of birth October 6, 1971 (1971-10-06) (age 36)
Place of birth    Livadeia, Greece
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Playing position Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth clubs
1987-1988 Levadiakos (youth team)
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1988-1992
1992-1996
1996-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004
2005
Levadiakos
Olympiacos
Iraklis FC
Sporting de Gijón
Paniliakos
Panionios
Iraklis FC
Olympiacos
FC Messina
Crotone
64 (11)
57 (0)
33 (7)
10 (1)
27 (5)
42 (7)
29 (6)
16 (1)
3 (0)
0 (0)   
National team
1997-1998 Flag of Greece Greece 2 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Panagiotis "Takis" Gonias is a Greek former football player. He has played in many top level Greek teams including Olympiacos, Iraklis and Panionios. After his good appearances with Iraklis he was transferred in 1998 to Sporting de Gijón in Secunda Division, Spain. In 2004 he transferred to FC Messina, where he played the last season of his career.

He was an attacking midfielder of the old school, a classic number 10 shirt. His main attributes were long shots and excellent passing.

After the end of his career his deep knowledge about tactics allowed him to work as a successful game analyst in a popular football TV broadcast.