Giorgos Karagounis
Greek footballer (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Karagounis" redirects here. For the midfielder of Apollon Smyrnis, see Thanasis Karagounis.
Not to be confused with Georgios Karagkoutis.
Georgios Karagkounis (Greek: Γεώργιος Καραγκούνης; born 6 March 1977), known as Giorgos Karagounis (Greek: Γιώργος Καραγκούνης), is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Full name | Georgios Karagkounis[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1977-03-06) 6 March 1977 (age 47)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pyrgos, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1996 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2003 | Panathinaikos | 118 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | → Apollon Athens (loan) | 55 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Inter Milan | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Benfica | 45 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2012 | Panathinaikos | 133 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Fulham | 39 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 411 | (54) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Greece U21 | 39 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2014 | Greece | 139 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In his club career, Karagounis played for Panathinaikos, Apollon Smyrnis, Inter Milan, Benfica and Fulham.
At international level, Karagounis represented Greece between 1999 and 2014. He was a member of the UEFA Euro 2004 winning squad, and also represented Greece at UEFA Euro 2008, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. With 139 appearances, he is the most capped player in the history of the Greece national team.