Dimitris Nalitzis

Dimitris Nalitzis
Personal information
Full name	Dimitrios Nalitzis
Date of birth	25 January 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Piraeus, Greece
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Team information
Current team	AEK Athens (team manager)
Youth career
	Panionios
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1999	Panionios
1999	→ Ethnikos Asteras (loan)
1999–2001	PAOK
2001–2003	Udinese
2001–2002	→ Perugia (loan)
2002	→ Sporting CP (loan)
2002–2003	→ AEK Athens (loan)
2003–2004	AEK Athens
2004–2005	Kerkyra
2005–2006	Panionios
2006	Ethnikos Asteras
2006–2007	AEP
2007–2009	Ethnikos Piraeus
2009–2010	Fostiras
Total
International career
2000–2003	Greece
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dimitris Nalitzis (Greek: 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

Greek Football Cup: 1997–98

PAOK

Greek Football Cup: 2000–01

Sporting

Individual

Alpha Ethniki top scorer 1999–2000

References

^ Στο φιλικό Ρίζια-Ορέστης και στην χοροεσπερίδα του Ορέστη Ορεστιάδας ο Δημήτρης Ναλιτζής! sportsaddict.gr
^ "Nalitzis given Sporting chance". UEFA.com. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
^ Συμμετοχές και γκολ όλων των διεθνών (Ν–Ο) [Caps and goals for all internationals (N–O)] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.

External links

Dimitris Nalitzis at National-Football-Teams.com
Dimitris Nalitzis at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Dimitris Nalitzis at EU-Football.info

[1] Στο φιλικό Ρίζια-Ορέστης και στην χοροεσπερίδα του Ορέστη Ορεστιάδας ο Δημήτρης Ναλιτζής! sportsaddict.gr

[2] "Nalitzis given Sporting chance". UEFA.com. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

[3] Συμμετοχές και γκολ όλων των διεθνών (Ν–Ο) [Caps and goals for all internationals (N–O)] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.

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