| Dimitris Salpigidis | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Dimitris Salpigidis | |
| Date of birth | August 10, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | |
| Height | 1. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 72 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Panathinaikos | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2006 1999-2000 2000-2002 2006- |
PAOK → Larissa (loan) → AO Kavalas (loan) Panathinaikos |
118 (55) 7 (0) 28 (20) 54 (29) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005- | Greece | 19 (1) |
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Dimitris Salpingidis (Greek: Δημήτρης Σαλπιγγίδης born 10 August 1981 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek footballer currently playing for Panathinaikos FC and Greece. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC (ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός also known as P
Playing career
Salpingidis started his career through the youth ranks of PAOK FC, the team he supported as a child. PAOK FC (ΠΑΟΚ - Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών - Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Acknowledging his potential and in order to gain much needed experience, the team soon loaned him for two successive seasons to Kavala FC where he finished top scorer of the Second Division. AO Kavala ( Greek: Athlitikos Omilos Kavala the Athletic Club Kavala, is a professional Football (soccer club based in the city of Kavala His plea for a return to PAOK FC was materialized by his mentor, Angelos Anastasiadis who in the coming years built the team around him. PAOK FC (ΠΑΟΚ - Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών - Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Angelos Anastasiadis (Άγγελος Αναστασιάδης (born 3 October, 1953) is a Greek football Head coach and former
Salpingidis showed his determination and strong work ethic, when despite playing out of position as a right midfielder he managed to earn a place in the starting line-up, just a few months after returning from loan. The next season as the team, plagued with financial problems, experienced an exodus of its top players such as striker Ioannis Okkas and prolific ex-Newcastle United forward Giorgos Georgiadis, Salpingidis, at the age of 21, not only got the chance to show his predator instincts as a Striker but he was made captain of the team as well. Giannakis 'Ioannis' Okkas (born February 11, 1977 in Larnaca) is a Cypriot football Striker, who currently plays for Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Georgios Georgiadis (Γιώργος Χ Γεωργιάδης is a former Greek football (soccer player who last played for PAOK Thessaloniki FC. The 2003-2004 season proved to be the best in many years for the team as it finished an unexpected 3rd, qualifying for Champions league, despite running on a very low budget with Salpingidis establishing himself as it's most valuable asset . His significance for PAOK FC was so great that in the summer 2004 he was given permission to miss a match with the Greek Olympic team so that he could participate in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers against Maccabi Tel Aviv. PAOK FC (ΠΑΟΚ - Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών - Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Maccabi Tel Aviv FC is an Israeli Association football club part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club. The elimination at the hands of the Israeli team, followed by the sack of coach Anastasiadis and subsequent financial turmoil hit the team badly, resulting in his exodus less than 2 years later. He went onto score 55 goals in 108 games for PAOK FC becoming the league's top scorer in his final season. PAOK FC (ΠΑΟΚ - Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών - Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton
In the summer of 2006, as the team's president Giannis Goumenos was desperate to cash in, he was openly chased by Olympiakos, AEK and Panathinaikos. See also Olympiacos CFP Olympiacos FC (ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός also known as simply Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name See also Athletic Union of Constantinople AEK FC (AEK - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως – Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC (ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός also known as P Due to his affiliation with PAOK Thessaloniki FC Salpingidis publicly refused the offer of bitter rivals Olympiakos despite being the most profiting one among the three. PAOK FC (ΠΑΟΚ - Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών - Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton See also Olympiacos CFP Olympiacos FC (ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός also known as simply Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name On August 16th, after a lengthy negotiation period, he agreed to continue his career to Panathinaikos. Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC (ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός also known as P His transfer worth of 1. 8 million € in cash and with PAOK Thessaloniki FC additionally receiving 3 players (Sandor Torghelle, Kostas Chalarambidis and Athanasios Tsigas) is the third most expensive of all time between Greek teams as it was estimated at 5 million € in total. PAOK FC (ΠΑΟΚ - Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών - Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton Sándor Torghelle (born May 5, 1982 in Budapest) is a Hungarian footballer playing as a Striker. Kostas Charalambides (Κώστας Χαραλαμπίδης (born July 25, 1981 in Nicosia) is a Cypriot football Midfielder Thanasis Tsigas (or Tsigkas) (born September 20, 1982) is a Greek footballer currently playing for Larissa. On August 20, 2006, during his debut with Panathinaikos in the Super League, he scored a hat-trick, helping his new team win 1-4 against Aigaleo. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Egaleo FC ( Greek: ΠΑΕ Αιγάλεω is a Greek association football club based in Egaleo, a suburb of Athens, Greece
Honours
- Greek Cup: 2002/3
- Greek Superleague Top Goalscorer: 2006
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