Dimitris Nalitzis

Dimitris Nalitzis

Personal information
Full name	Dimitrios Nalitzis
Date of birth	25 January 1976
Place of birth	Piraeus, Greece
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre forward
Youth career
	Panionios
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–1999	Panionios	124	(14)
1999	→ Ethnikos Asteras (loan)	13	(6)
1999–2001	PAOK	44	(20)
2001–2003	Udinese	0	(0)
2001	→ Perugia (loan)	2	(0)
2002	→ Sporting CP (loan)	11	(0)
2002–2003	→ AEK Athens (loan)	18	(10)
2003–2004	AEK Athens	23	(2)
2004	Kerkyra	6	(0)
2005	Panionios	26	(5)
2006	Ethnikos Asteras	11	(1)
2006	AEP	11	(1)
2007–2008	Ethnikos Piraeus	50	(8)
2009–2010	Fostiras	12	(3)
Total		361	(70)
National team
2000–2003	Greece	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Dimitrios 'Dimitris' Nalitzis (Greek: Δημήτρης Ναλιτζής; born 25 January 1976) is a Greek retired footballer who played as a centre forward.

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. After starting professionally with Panionios FC, making his Superleague Greece debuts at only 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 FC, PAOK FC 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^[1] and AEK Athens FC).

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 F.C. and Fostiras FC. He also had another unassuming abroad experience, now in Cyprus with AEP Paphos FC, 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.^[2]

Honours

Club

Panionios

• Greek Football Cup: 1997–98

PAOK

• Greek Football Cup: 2000–01

Sporting

• Primeira Liga: 2001–02
• Taça de Portugal: 2001–02

Individual

• Superleague Greece: Top Scorer 1999–2000

References

1. "Nalitzis given Sporting chance". UEFA.com. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
2. Συμμετοχές και γκολ όλων των διεθνών (Ν–Ο) [Caps and goals for all internationals (N–O)] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2009.

External links

• Dimitris Nalitzis at National-Football-Teams.com
• Dimitris Nalitzis at footballzz.co.uk
• Dimitris Nalitzis profile at ForaDeJogo
• Greece stats at Eu-Football