Kostas Katsouranis

Kostas Katsouranis (Greek: Κώστας Κατσουράνης; born 21 June 1979) is a Greek former professional footballer. A versatile midfielder, who won the Super League Greek Footballer of the Year Award in 2005 and 2013, as well as the Cosme Damião Award for Footballer of the Year in 2008.

Kostas Katsouranis
Katsouranis with PAOK in 2013
Personal information
Full name Konstantinos Katsouranis
Date of birth (1979-06-21) 21 June 1979
Place of birth Patras, Greece
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
–1996 Doxa Chalandritsa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2002 Panachaiki 123 (14)
2002–2006 AEK Athens 110 (29)
2006–2009 Benfica 80 (10)
2009–2012 Panathinaikos 88 (18)
2012–2014 PAOK 47 (6)
2014 Pune City 14 (4)
2014–2015 Atromitos 22 (3)
2015 Heidelberg United 1 (0)
Total 484 (85)
International career
2000–2002 Greece U21 22 (1)
2003–2015 Greece 116 (10)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Greece
UEFA European Championship
Winner2004
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Katsouranis qualified with the Greece national football team for international play between 2002 and 2015. They won the Euro 2004, and played in the Euro 2008, 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012 and 2014 World Cup tournaments. With 116 appearances, he is a member of a close club of players who had more than 100 caps in the history of the Greece national team.

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