Dimitris Nalitzis Explained

Dimitris Nalitzis
Fullname:Dimitrios Nalitzis
Birth Date:25 January 1976
Birth Place:Piraeus, Greece
Height:1.88 m
Position:Centre forward
Currentclub:AEK Athens (team manager)
Youthclubs1:Panionios
Years1:1993–1999
Years2:1999
Years3:1999–2001
Years4:2001–2003
Years5:2001–2002
Years6:2002
Years7:2002–2003
Years8:2003–2004
Years9:2004–2005
Years10:2005–2006
Years11:2006
Years12:2006–2007
Years13:2007–2009
Years14:2009–2010
Clubs2:Ethnikos Asteras (loan)
Clubs5:Perugia (loan)
Clubs6:Sporting CP (loan)
Clubs7:AEK Athens (loan)
Caps1:124
Caps2:13
Caps3:44
Caps4:0
Caps5:2
Caps6:11
Caps7:18
Caps8:23
Caps9:6
Caps10:26
Caps11:11
Caps12:11
Caps13:50
Caps14:12
Totalcaps:361
Goals1:14
Goals2:6
Goals3:20
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:10
Goals8:2
Goals9:0
Goals10:5
Goals11:1
Goals12:1
Goals13:8
Goals14:3
Totalgoals:70
Nationalyears1:2000–2003
Nationalteam1:Greece
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Dimitris Nalitzis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δημήτρης Ναλιτζής; born 25 January 1976) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He is the current team manager of AEK Athens.

Over the course of 11 seasons (17 overall) he amassed Superleague Greece totals of 230 games and 55 goals in representation of five teams, mainly Panionios.

Club career

Nalitzis was born in Piraeus. His family has hails from Rizia.[1] After starting professionally with Panionios, making his league debut at the age of 17 and remaining with the club for six seasons, five spent in the top level, his career never really settled, as he went on to represent more than ten teams during more than one decade: until June 2003 he played for Ethnikos Asteras, PAOK and Udinese Calcio (for which he never appeared officially and who also loaned him three times for the duration of his contract, at Perugia Calcio, Sporting Clube de Portugal[2] and AEK Athens.

After his release from the Italians Nalitzis moved permanently to AEK, but only scored twice in one full season, moving on to the Greek lower leagues, successively with PAE Kerkyra, Panionios – the only two top flight exceptions – Ethnikos Asteras, Ethnikos Piraeus and Fostiras. He also had another unassuming abroad experience, in Cyprus with AEP Paphos, scoring his only league goal as an import during his career.

Nalitzis retired in June 2010, at the age of 34.

International career

Nalitzis made six appearances for Greece, during roughly three years. His debut came on 26 April 2000, in a 1–0 friendly win over the Republic of Ireland in Dublin.[3]

Honours

Club

Panionios

1997–98

PAOK

2000–01

Sporting

2001–02

2001–02

Individual

Notes and References

  1. https://sportsaddict.gr/2016/12/26/%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B6%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%AD%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%BF/ Στο φιλικό Ρίζια-Ορέστης και στην χοροεσπερίδα του Ορέστη Ορεστιάδας ο Δημήτρης Ναλιτζής! sportsaddict.gr
  2. Web site: Nalitzis given Sporting chance. UEFA.com. 15 January 2002. 5 April 2013.
  3. Web site: http://www.epo.gr/ethniki/men/men5.asp. el:Συμμετοχές και γκολ όλων των διεθνών (Ν–Ο). Caps and goals for all internationals (N–O). Hellenic Football Federation. Greek. 24 November 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091130101916/http://www.epo.gr/ethniki/men/men5.asp. 30 November 2009.