Kiriakos Karataidis

Kiriakos Karataidis

Personal information
Full name	Kiriakos Karataidis
Date of birth	4 July 1965
Place of birth	Oinoi, Kastoria, Greece
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1981–1982	Flatsata Oinois
1982–1988	Kastoria	153	(4)
1988–2001	Olympiacos	363	(3)
National team
1990–1998	Greece	34	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Kiriakos Karataidis (Greek: Κυριάκος Καραταΐδης; born 4 July 1965) is a former Greek football player. He played for Olympiacos, as well as for the national side.

Career

Born in Oinoi, Kastoria, Karataidis began playing senior club football with Flatsata Oinois in 1981, and joined Kastoria F.C. one year later in 1982.^[1]

In 1988, Karataidis would join Olympiacos F.C., the club he would play for until he retired in 2001. He won five consecutive Alpha Ethniki and three Greek Football Cup titles with Olympiacos.^[1]

Karataidis made 34 appearances for the Greece national football team from 1990 to 1998.^[2] He competed at the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals.

References

1. Kolokotsios, Lambros (19 October 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΚΑΡΑΤΑΪΔΗΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Karataidis)] (in Greek). Evrytania News.
2. Mamrud, Roberto (1 May 2009). "Greece - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-10-12.

External links

• Kiriakos Karataidis – FIFA competition record
• Kiriakos Karataidis at National-Football-Teams.com