Giorgos Karagounis

Giorgos Karagounis
Karagounis playing for Greece in 2010
Personal information
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)
1996–1998Apollon 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)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Greece (as player)
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2004
World Military Cup
Winner 1997
UEFA European U-21 Championship
Runner-up 1998
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Greece" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Giorgos Karagounis: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 22 April 2022.