14Giorgos KaragounisMidfielder

Date of Birth: 6 March 1977 (36 years old)
Place of Birth: Pyrgos, Greece
Nationality: Greek
Height: 176cm
Weight: 74kg
Debut: 29 September 2012 v. Manchester City (h) Premier League
Previous Club(s): Apollon Smyrni, Panathinaikos, Inter Milan, Benfica, Panathinaikos

On 11th September 2012 the Club announced the free transfer signing of Giorgos Karagounis until the end of the 2012/13 season.

The midfielder has captained the Greece national side, for whom he has now made more than 120 appearances. He was a member of the team which won the 2004 European Championship in Portugal.

Karagounis became the joint highest-capped player for Greece last June, scoring the only goal against Russia which saw them qualify for the Quarter-Finals of Euro 2012.

He made a total of 380 appearances in two five-year spells at Panathinaikos. In between his time in Athens, he spent two seasons at both Internazionale and SL Benfica.

Karagounis has also made over 100 European (UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League) appearances for his clubs.

Overall
Minutes played 1810
Appearances 28
Substituted Off 14
Substituted On 6
Shots
On Target 5
Off Target 11
Free Kick 2
Goals
Goals 2
Outside the box 2
Right Foot 2
Passes
Total Passes 995
Touches 1270
Key Passes 18
Assists 1
Through Balls 1
Successful Short Passes 796
Unsuccessful Short Passes 70
Successful Long Passes 102
Unsuccessful Long Passes 27
Attack
Successful Dribbles 18
Unsuccessful Dribbles 5
Successful Crosses 8
Unsuccessful Crosses 41
Defence
Tackles Won 37
Tackles Lost 10
Interceptions 31
Blocks 2
Clearances 16
Duels Won 133
Duels Lost 78
Aerial Duels Won 4
Aerial Duels Lost 1
Blocked Shots 10
Fouls
Committed 22
Suffered 64
Yellow Cards 3
Second Yellow Cards 0
Red Cards 0