Dimitris Salpingidis

Dimitris Salpingidis
Salpingidis with Greece in 2010
Personal information
Full name Dimitris Salpingidis
Date of birth (1981-08-18) 18 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Zagliveri, Greece
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1995–1999 PAOK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2006 PAOK 103 (50)
1999–2000AEL (loan) 7 (0)
2000–2002Kavala (loan) 43 (25)
2006–2010 Panathinaikos 119 (46)
2010–2015 PAOK 159 (40)
Total 431 (161)
International career
2004–2005 Greece U23 3 (0)
2005–2014 Greece 82 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 October 2014

Dimitris Salpingidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Σαλπιγγίδης pronounced [ðiˈmitris salpiɲˈɟiðis]; born 18 August 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was known to be "a very quick and useful tool on the counter attack."[2]

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. ^ Wilson, Jonathan. "Euro 2012 Preview: Greece". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.