Grigoris Georgatos

Grigoris Georgatos (Greek: Γρηγόρης Γεωργάτος; born 31 October 1972), also known as "Trelos Karaflos" (literally translated, "crazy bald"), is a Greek retired footballer. He typically played left-back for Greek Championship club Olympiacos. Georgatos also earned 35 caps and scored 3 goals for the Greek national team having debuted on 6 September 1995. An offensive fullback, he was known for his crossing ability; his combative style at left back earned him the nickname, "the Greek Roberto Carlos."[1][2]

Grigoris Georgatos
Personal information
Full name Grigorios Georgatos
Date of birth (1972-10-31) 31 October 1972
Place of birth Piraeus, Greece
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back, Left midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Panachaiki 120 (22)
1995–1999 Olympiacos 106 (22)
1999–2002 Internazionale 38 (3)
2000–2001 → Olympiacos (loan) 20 (5)
2002–2003 AEK Athens 29 (7)
2003–2007 Olympiacos 68 (5)
Total 381 (64)
National team
1995–2002 Greece 35 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

His abilities were first noted in the 1991–92 season when he made his debut in the Alpha Ethniki for Panachaiki GE. After four and a half seasons and 22 goals in 126 league appearances, he moved to Olympiacos in the 1995–1996 season, lifting the championship with them in 1997, 1998, and 1999 – when he finished as the side's top scorer despite his defensive role.

He first appeared for Greece in a EURO '96 qualifier against San Marino in September 1995. He prematurely retired from international football in September 2001 following a reported dispute with coach Otto Rehhagel but won more than 30 caps for his country.

In the 1998–1999 season, while playing in a UEFA Champions League match against Juventus, Georgatos caught the eye of Italian club Inter Milan, signing him in the 1999–2000 season for €7 million. He settled well in Serie A, playing 28 matches and scoring 2 goals for Inter. Despite that, he returned home the next season to Olympiacos for a season-long loan, where his love affair with the club lasted just one year. The following season, he returned to the Serie A, with Georgatos choosing to rejoin Inter after losing his first-team place at Olympiacos. Although he returned to Inter, he could not get back into the first-team because of an injury that kept him out for a while, playing only 10 matches and scoring 1 goal that season.

With his second spell in Italy being unsuccessful, Georgatos quickly returned to Greece, joining AEK Athens for €3 million. In the 2002–03 season he played 23 games as AEK finished third and also featured in four of the club's six UEFA Champions League matches. The next season, he scored six goals in six games but was unsettled at AEK and in the January transfer window began his third spell at Olympiacos, helping them finish second. In 2006 Georgatos expressed his intention to end his career at Olympiacos when he signed a one-year contract until July 2007, retiring at the end of the season.

Career statistics

Club

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Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Greece League Greek Cup Europe Total
1991–92PanachaikiAlpha Ethniki304
1992–93263
1993–94285
1994–95Beta Ethniki267
1995–96Alpha Ethniki103
1995–96OlympiacosAlpha Ethniki172
1996–97336
1997–98302
1998–992612
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
1999–2000Internazionale MilanoSerie A28261--343
Greece League Greek Cup Europe Total
2000–01OlympiacosAlpha Ethniki205
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
2001–02Internazionale MilanoSerie A101--20121
Greece League Greek Cup Europe Total
2002–03AEK AthensAlpha Ethniki231
2003–0465
2003–04OlympiacosAlpha Ethniki131
2004–05253
2005–0622140
2006–07Super League8050
CountryGreece 34361
Italy 383
Total 38164

International
Greece national team
YearAppsGoals
199540
199600
199760
199850
1999113
200070
200120
Total353

Club

Olympiacos

  • Greek Championship: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
  • Greek Cup: 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06

References
  1. "The art of crossing in Serie A". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. Fabio Monti (8 January 2000). "Georgatos, una cura per vincere la nostalgia" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. "Grigoris Georgatos". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.

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