Traianos Dellas

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Traianos Dellas
Personal information
Full name Traianos Dellas
Date of birth January 31, 1976 (1976-01-31) (age 32)
Place of birth    Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Centre Back, Sweeper
Club information
Current club AEK Athens
Number 5
Youth clubs
Aris
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993-1997
1994-1996
1997-1999
1999-2001
2001-2002
2002-2005
2005-		 Aris
→ Panserraikos (loan)
Sheffield United
AEK Athens
Perugia
Roma
AEK Athens
Total		 021 0(4)
039 0(5)
026 0(3)
040 0(4)
008 0(0)
042 0(3)
043 0(3)
220 (22)   
National team2
1997-2001
2001-		 Greece U-21
Greece
Total		 020 0(3)
040 0(1)
060 0(4)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 01:02, 2 June 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 20:54, 10 June 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Traianos Dellas (born οn January 31, 1976 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek international football player currently playing as a centre back and captain for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.

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[edit] Club career

Dellas got his start with Greek side Aris before moving on loan to Panserraikos, he then returned to Aris again before leaving for Sheffield United in England. He returned to Greece with AEK before securing a transfer to Perugia F.C. of Italy, where his spectacular defensive performances and technical ability earned him a spot with giants AS Roma in 2002.[1]

After finally establishing himself as a starter following the move of coach Fabio Capello to Juventus, Dellas's play was outstanding. He earned the peculiar honor of being one of only three players (including playmaker Francesco Totti and striker Vincenzo Montella) who were not consistently booed by the fans during training and games during Roma's disastrous 2004-05 season. After failing to renew his contract with the club, Dellas became a free agent. He would eventually miss nearly 8 months of football due to back and hernia injuries and thus, expected offers from the big clubs of Europe failed to materialize. In the summer of 2005 Dellas decided to return to Greece, joining old team AEK, where he rejoined his former teammate and good friend Demis Nikolaidis, the club's current president.[2] He renewed his contract in June 2007 for a further two years.[3] Dellas is the current captain of AEK.

[edit] International career

Dellas earned his first cap for Greece in 2001 in a 2-2 draw with Croatia. Dellas had an exceptional tournament at Euro 2004, partnering Michalis Kapsis in the centre of what became an almost unpenetratable Greek defence, leading to him being voted onto the tournament All-star squad. He scored the goal that put Greece in the final of the tournament, a silver goal in the last minute of the first half of extra time against the Czech Republic to send Greece to the final.[4] Since Euro 2004, Dellas has been a mainstay in Greece's defence helping the team qualify for Euro 2008 to defend its crown.[5]

[edit] Statistics

Last updated 2 June 2008

Season Club Competition Apps Goals
1993/94 Aris Flag of Greece Beta Ethniki 6 0
1994/95 Panserraikos Flag of Greece Greek Super League 1 0
1995/96 Panserraikos Flag of Greece Beta Ethniki 19 1
1996/97 Aris Flag of Greece Greek Super League 21 4
1997/98 Sheffield United Flag of England Division One 9 0
1998/99 Sheffield United Flag of England Division One 17 3
1999/00 AEK Athens Flag of Greece Greek Super League 21 3
2000/01 AEK Athens Flag of Greece Greek Super League 19 1
2001/02 Perugia Flag of Italy Serie A 8 0
2002/03 Roma Flag of Italy Serie A 8 1
2003/04 Roma Flag of Italy Serie A 14 0
2004/05 Roma Flag of Italy Serie A 20 2
2005/06 AEK Athens Flag of Greece Greek Super League 6 0
2006/07 AEK Athens Flag of Greece Greek Super League 15 1
2007/08 AEK Athens Flag of Greece Greek Super League 22 2
Total 220 22

[edit] Honours

AEK Athens

Greece

Individual

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dellas excited by Roma switch
  2. ^ AEK FC signs Traianos Dellas
  3. ^ Traianos Dellas signs new 2 year deal
  4. ^ Dellas nets dramatic winner
  5. ^ Istanbul triumph sends Greece through

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kostas Katsouranis		 AEK Athens captain
2006-		 Succeeded by
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v • d • e
Greece squad - UEFA Euro 2004 Winners (1st Title)
1 Nikopolidis • 2 Seitaridis • 3 Venetidis • 4 Dabizas • 5 Dellas • 6 Basinas • 7 Zagorakis • 8 Giannakopoulos • 9 Charisteas • 10 Tsiartas • 11 Nikolaidis • 12 Chalkias • 13 Katergiannakis • 14 Fyssas • 15 Vryzas • 16 Kafes • 17 Georgiadis • 18 Goumas • 19 Kapsis • 20 Karagounis • 21 Katsouranis • 22 Papadopoulos • 23 Lakis • Coach: Rehhagel
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Greece squad - UEFA Euro 2008
1 Nikopolidis • 2 Seitaridis • 3 Patsatzoglou • 4 Spiropoulos • 5 Dellas • 6 Basinas • 7 Samaras • 8 Giannakopoulos • 9 Charisteas • 10 Karagounis • 11 Vyntra • 12 Chalkias • 13 Tzorvas • 14 Salpigidis • 15 Torosidis • 16 Kyrgiakos • 17 Gekas • 18 Goumas • 19 Antzas • 20 Amanatidis • 21 Katsouranis • 22 Tziolis • 23 Liberopoulos • Coach: Rehhagel
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AEK Athens F.C. – current squad

1 Kafes • 2 Ramos • 3 Arruabarrena • 4 Alves • 5 Dellas Captain • 6 Alexopoulos • 7 Pappas • 8 Nsaliwa • 9 Kapetanos • 10 Rivaldo • 11 Manduca • 14 Azcárate • 15 Papastathopoulos • 17 Rikka • 18 Blanco • 19 Lagos • 22 Kone • 24 Chronis • 25 Pliatsikas • 27 Bourbos • 28 Sorrentino • 31 Georgeas • 33 Liberopoulos • 34 Taxtsidis • 36 Edinho • 50 Macho • 80 Tofas • 83 Pavlis • 84 Arabatzis • 90 Gentsoglou • TBD Saja • TBD Burns • TBD Majstorović • Coach: Donis