Ioannis Kalitzakis

Giannis Kalitzakis

Personal information
Full name	Ioannis Kalitzakis
Date of birth	10 February 1966
Place of birth	Eleusina, Greece
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1983–1986	Panelefsiniakos	106	(3)
1987	Diagoras	18	(1)
1987–1997	Panathinaikos	260	(15)
1997–2000	AEK Athens	76	(1)
2000–2001	Ethnikos Asteras	23	(0)
Total		483	(20)
National team
1987–1998	Greece	71	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ioannis "Giannis" Kalitzakis (Greek: Γιάννης Καλιτζάκης) (born 10 February 1966) is a retired Greek football defender.

He started his career in Panelefsiniakos F.C., where he played three and a half season before eventually joining Panathinaikos FC. Panathinaikos's fans nicknamed him "ninja" as he made a name of his hard tackles and very strong defensive play. He stayed with Panathinaikos F.C. until 1997, when he joined AEK Athens FC. He retired from professional football in 2001.

Kalitzakis national team career lasted from 16 December 1987 to 1999. He had 71 caps in total, including three appearances at the 1994 World Cup.

Honours

Panathinaikos

• Greek Championship: 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996
• Greek Cup: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995
• Greek Super Cup: 1988, 1993, 1994

AEK Athens

• Greek Cup: 2000

External links

• Ioannis Kalitzakis at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ioannis Kalitzakis – FIFA competition record