Nikos Kyzeridis Explained

Nikos Kyzeridis
Full Name:Nikolaos Kyzeridis
Birth Date:20 April 1971
Birth Place:Thessaloniki, Greece
Height:1.74 m
Position:Attacking midfielder, striker
Years1:1990–1995
Clubs1:Naoussa
Caps1:145
Goals1:39
Years2:1995–1998
Clubs2:Paniliakos
Caps2:82
Goals2:17
Years3:1998
Clubs3:Portsmouth
Caps3:4
Goals3:0
Years4:1998–2004
Clubs4:Aris
Caps4:140
Goals4:26
Years5:2004–2005
Clubs5:Veria
Caps5:28
Goals5:6
Years6:2005–2009
Clubs6:Agrotikos Asteras
Caps6:87
Goals6:30
Years7:2009
Clubs7:Makedonikos
Caps7:8
Goals7:0
Years8:2009–2010
Clubs8:Aetos Skydras
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Totalcaps:494
Totalgoals:118
Nationalyears1:1998
Nationalteam1:Greece
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Nikos Kyzeridis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νίκος Κυζερίδης, born 20 April 1971) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a striker. He amassed close to 500 league appearances at club level while making one appearance for the Greece national team in 1998.

Club career

Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kyzeridis began his career at Naoussa at the age of 19, playing 145 games and scoring 39 goals for the club.

On 1995, he was signed by newly promoted Paniliakos to help the team's cause at the 1995–96 season of Alpha Ethniki. He stayed there for three seasons, playing 82 times and scoring 17 goals.

Nikos' talent did not go unnoticed by English Championship club Portsmouth, and in July 1998 they signed him. However, he only played four times for the club, and in December 1998 he was sold to Aris Thessaloniki. He spent five full seasons at Aris, scoring 26 goals, and helping the team to qualify for the UEFA Cup twice and even reach the Greek Cup final of 2003, where they lost against PAOK.

Nikos joined Veria for the 2004–05 season. He played 28 times and scored 6 goals.

In August 2005 he joined the Beta Ethniki side Agrotikos Asteras. Until December 2008 (when he left the club) he scored 30 goals in 87 games, being one of the star players of the club.

In January 2009 he joined Makedonikos, without much success. He left the club at the end of the 2008–09 season and joined the Delta Ethniki side Aetos Skydras,[1] for one year, until he retired at the age of 39.

International career

On 8 April 1998, Nikos Kyzeridis played for Greece in a friendly match against Romania.[2]

Health issues

When Kyzeridis turned 41 he was diagnosed with cancer in his lymph nodes. After three years the cost became unbearable and having considered not paying anymore so that his family could survive, his operations were funded by the help of multiple charities.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dokari.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6859:qq--&catid=137:2-&Itemid=413 (in Greek)
  2. Web site: Greece (1998) - National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. national-football-teams.com. 26 June 2015.