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Giannis Arabatzis (Greek: Γιάννης Αραμπατζής; born 28 May 1984) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Giannis Arabatzis

Personal information
Full name	Ioannis Arabatzis
Date of birth	(1984-05-28) 28 May 1984 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth	Makrochori, Veria, Greece
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Enosi Apostolou Pavlou
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2013	AEK Athens	49	(0)
2013–2014	Ermis Aradippou	31	(0)
2014–2015	Astra Giurgiu	0	(0)
2015–2017	Kerkyra	10	(0)
2017–2019	Ermis Aradippou	46	(0)
2019–2020	Agios Nikolaos
2020–	Kalamata	1	(0)
National team
2001–2003	Greece U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2021

Career

AEK Athens

Arabatzis made his first cap against rival team Panathinaikos, and impressed the fans and coach Dusan Bajevic. After his impressive performances, Arabatzis has earned himself a spot in the AEK starting line-up after five years on the bench forcing Sebastian Saja as second choice. In 2011, he was the first choice for the position of goalkeeper, leaving Dimitrios Konstantopoulos out of the first eleven. Moreover, he was given the MVP award for his performance against Ergotelis. After the departure of Nikos Georgeas, Arabatzis became the eldest player of the team having completed ten years in the team.[3]

At the end of 2012–13 season AEK Athens relegated to the third division, and his contract with AEK expired on 30 June 2013.

Ermis Aradippou

On 21 August 2013, Arabatzis sign one-year deal with Ermis Aradippou to Cypriot First Division. That season Ermis Aradippou had been promoted to Cypriot First Division and Giannis had helped the team to took part in UEFA Europa League Play-Offs.

Astra Giurgiu

On 23 July 2014, Arabatzis signed a one-year contract with Astra Giurgiu.[4]

Kerkyra

After an unstable season in Romania, Arabatzis signed one-year contract with Kerkyra in Football League (Greece Second Division). After some attractive performances Arabatzis helped Kerkyra to promotion in Superleague and Kerkyra renew his contract for one-year.

Second Spell to Ermis Aradippou

On 15 September 2017, he returned to his former club Ermis Aradippou.[5]

Agios Nikolaos

On 29 October 2019, Arabatzis joined Agios Nikolaos.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 March 2019

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental[A]		Others[B]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AEK Athens	2007–08	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	1	0
	2008–09	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
	2009–10	10	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	10	0
	2010–11	9	0	1	0	2	0	–	–	12	0
	2011–12	21	0	2	0	4	0	–	–	27	0
	2012–13	8	0	2	0	–	–	–	–	10	0
	Total	49	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	60	0
Ermis Aradippou	2013–14	31	0	5	0	-	-	-	-	36	0
	Total	31	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
Astra Giurgiu	2014–15	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kerkyra	2015–16	7	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	10	0
	2016–17	3	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	6	0
	Total	10	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
Ermis Aradippou	2017–18	31	0	2	0	-	-	–	–	33	0
	2018–19	16	0	1	0	-	-	–	–	17	0
	Total	47	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	50	0
Career total		137	0	20	0	6	0	0	0	163	0

Honours

AEK Athens

• Greek Cup: 2010–11

References

External links

• Guardian Football

На других языках

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- [en] Giannis Arabatzis

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[it] Giannīs Arabatzīs

Giannīs Arabatzīs (in greco: Γιάννης Αραμπατζής; Makrochori, 28 maggio 1984) è un calciatore greco, portiere del Kalamata.

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