Dimitrios Kolovetsios

Dimitrios Kolovetsios (Greek: Δημήτριος Κολοβέτσιος, born 16 October 1991) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor.

Dimitris Kolovetsios
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Kolovetsios[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-16) 16 October 1991
Place of birth Larissa, Greece
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Kayserispor
Number 4
Youth career
2001–2007 Toxotis Larissa
2007–2009 Tyrnavos 2005
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 AEL 38 (2)
2012–2014 PAS Giannina 59 (2)
2014–2017 AEK Athens 66 (1)
2017–2020 Panathinaikos 74 (3)
2020– Kayserispor 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:43, 30 January 2021 (UTC).

Club career

AEL

Born and raised in Larissa, Kolovetsios began playing football with his boyhood football club AEL,[2] where he played a total 41 games scoring 2 goals.

PAS Giannina

In 2012, Kolovetsios transferred to Super League side PAS Giannina.[3] His impressing performances attracted the interest of many topflight Greek teams such as Olympiacos, PAOK and AEK Athens.

AEK Athens

In the summer of 2014, Kolovetsios signed with AEK Athens for €250,000.[4] He made his debut on 29 August in a match against Fokikos for the first round of the Greek Cup. He finished the season with a total of 27 appearances and 2 goals.

On 27 June 2017, it was officially announced that the player's contract with AEK was not renewed and the player is now a free agent.[5]

Panathinaikos

On 3 July 2017, Kolovetsios joined Panathinaikos on a two-year deal.[6] The 26 year old defender signed a two year deal after leaving AEK Athens as a free agent, but in the first half of the season his performances have largely been solid but unspectacular. Having started the season as third choice centre back behind Rodrigo Moledo and Giorgos Koutroubis, the Larissa born defender has gradually earned the trust of Marinos Ouzounidis to become a starter at the expense of the latter. In addition to this, he can also provide cover at right back if need be. He has stepped in a few times when Ousmane Coulibaly has been injured.

On 4 January 2019, Kolovetsios agreed to a contract extension until the summer of 2022. Signed by Marinos Ouzounidis in the summer of 2017 on a free transfer from AEK, Kolovetsios has drastically improved under Giorgos Donis, earning a call up to the Ethniki squad along the way as a reward for his efforts.[7] On 14 January 2019, Panathinaikos then turned the game on its head by taking a 2–1 lead in the 68th minute through Kolovetsios, who headed past Xanthi goalkeeper Živko Živković from the rebound after Christos Donis’ shot had been saved, in a 2–2 home draw against Xanthi. It was his first goal with the club in all competitions.[8] On 10 November 2019, former AEK Athens defender, Kolovetsios was left unmarked and scored a great header from a corner to give Panathinaikos a memorable 3–2 comeback win against rivals AEK Athens.[9] On 1 July 2020, with two minutes left Kolovetsios rose highest to score after a corner delivered by Giannis Bouzoukis, in a 2–0 home win game against Aris.[10]

Kayserispor

On 15 September 2020, Kayserispor has announced the signing of the Greek defender on a two years contract for an undisclosed fee. The Turkish club had agreed with both Panathinaikos (it will keep a resale rate of 30%) and the player, but they had to wait for a while for the transfers' ban to be lifted permanently, imposed on them last season for breaches of the licensing regulation.[11]

International career

On 3 September 2018, following the injury sustained by AEK Athens right-back Michalis Bakakis, Panathinaikos defender Dimitris Kolovetsios has been called up to the Greek national team for the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Estonia on 8 September 2018 and Hungary on 11 September 2018, for first time in his career.[12]

On 19 March 2019, Greece head coach Angelos Anastasiadis announced the call up of Mavrias for the match against Liechtenstein and Bosnia and Herzegovina for UEFA Euro 2020. Anastasiadis called up Panathinaikos defender to replace Petros Mantalos in the squad for the upcoming qualifiers.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 9 January 2021[14]
Club Season League Cup Europe* Other** Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AEL 2009–10 Superleague Greece 1000——10
2010–11 11020——130
2011–12 26200——262
Total 38220——402
PAS Giannina 2012–13 Superleague Greece 260200040320
2013–14 33210——342
Total 592300040662
AEK Athens 2014–15 Superleague Greece 22151——272
2015–16 240810050371
2016–17 200612010291
Total 6611932060934
Panathinaikos 2017–18 Superleague Greece 260203000310
2018–19 28120——301
2019–20 20240——242
Total 743803000853
Kayserispor 2020-21 Süper Lig 15010——160
Career totals 25183335010030011

(* Include UEFA Europa League)

(** Include Greek Playoffs)

Honours
AEK Athens

References
  1. "Dimitrios Kolovetsios". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. http://www.sentragoal.gr/article.asp?catid=10523&subid=2&pubid=129876273
  3. "Υπέγραψε ο Δημήτρης Κολοβέτσιος". pasgiannina.gr. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  4. "Παίκτης της ΑΕΚ ο Κολοβέτσιος". contra.gr. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  5. "AEK FC Announcement" (in Greek). aekfc.gr. 27 June 2017.
  6. "Ανακοίνωσε Κολοβέτσιο ο Παναθηναϊκός!" (in Greek). Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. "Παναθηναϊκός: Συμφωνία με Κολοβέτσιο, μένουν οι υπογραφές". www.sport24.gr. 4 January 2019.
  8. "Παναθηναϊκός - Ξάνθη 2-2" (in Greek). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  9. "Παναθηναϊκός - AEK 3-2" (in Greek). www.sdna.gr. 10 November 2019.
  10. "Παναθηναϊκός - Άρης 2-0: Τα έκανε όλα ο αρχηγός". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. "Η Καϊσέρισπορ παρουσίασε τον Κολοβέτσιο". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  12. "Ο Κολοβέτσιος αντί του Μπακάκη στην Εθνική". www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  13. "Στην Εθνική ο Κολοβέτσιος, "κόπηκε" ο Μάνταλος". www.sdna.gr. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  14. "profile Dimitris Kolovetsios". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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