| George Koumantarakis | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Koumantarakis | |
| Date of birth | March 27, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | |
| Height | 1. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992-1994 1994-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 |
AmaZulu Manning Rangers Supersport Utd Luzern Basel Preston Rot-Weiß Erfurt Greuther Fürth Career Totals |
0 (0) 28 (12) 14 (6) 28 (9) 84 (26) 17 (4) 6 (2) 0 (0) 177 (59) |
| National team | ||
| 1997-2004 |  South Africa |
13 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Georgios "George" Koumantarakis (born March 27, 1974 in Athens, Greece) is a retired South African football player of Greek descent. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία He was born in Athens, Greece but grew up in Durban, South Africa. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Durban (eThekwini is the third most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the EThekwini metropolitan municipality. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
He played for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League and UEFA Champions League and for the South Africa national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Footballclub Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. 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 The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana' (The Boys is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30.
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Club career
George Koumantarakis started out at South African team AmaZulu F.C. in 1992. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa AmaZulu is a South African Football (soccer club based in the city of Durban. He left the club two years later, however, to join Manning Rangers where he won the South African title. Manning Rangers were a South African Football (soccer club based in Durban. Again, he spent only a short time at the club and joined one of South Africa's most successful teams, Supersport United FC, in 1996. Supersport United' is a South African Football (soccer club based in Pretoria that currently competes in the Premier Soccer League He was a success at Supersport and his big move to Europe came in 1998 when he signed for Swiss club FC Luzern. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation FC Lucerne (FC Luzern is a Swiss football club founded in 1901 He didn't score an amazing amount of goals during his time at Luzern but still did enough to impress Christian Gross, manager of Swiss giants FC Basel. Christian Gross (born 14 August 1954 in Zurich) is a professional football coach and former player who has been manager of FC Basel Footballclub Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. He spent the next three seasons at Basel, playing over 80 games and scoring 26 goals. His period at Basel was undoubtably the best of his career, winning national titles and playing in European competitions. A move to England was on the cards next for Koumantarakis, signing for Championship outfit Preston North End in 2002. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire He was a big signing for Preston but failed to live up to expectations and was sometimes booed by his own fans. He left Preston for German club Rot-Weiß Erfurt in the 2004/05 season but his time there was plagued by injury and he only played a handful of games. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Erfurt released Koumantarakis at the end of the season and he signed for SpVgg Greuther Fürth. SpVgg Greuther Fürth is a German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. He retired without playing a game for Fürth after failing to overcome his persistent knee injury.
International career
George Koumantarakis played for the South Africa national football team from 1997 until injury started to plague his career in 2004. The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana' (The Boys is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football He made his international debut against DR Congo on the 6th April 1997. The Congo DR national football team, nicknamed The Leopards, is the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus The high point of his international career was playing at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea & Japan where he made a substitute appearance in all three of South Africa's group matches. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Honours and Awards
Team Awards
- Premier Soccer League: 1995
Swiss Cup: 2002- Swiss Super League: 2002
Individual Awards
- Premier Soccer League Top Goal-Scorer: 1997
- Premier Soccer League Best 11: 1997
References
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