Giorgos Karagounis

Giorgos Karagounis

Karagounis playing for Greece in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Georgios Karagkounis[1]
Date of birth	(1977-03-06) 6 March 1977 (age 47)[2]
Place of birth	Pyrgos, Greece
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1996	Panathinaikos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2003	Panathinaikos	118	(25)
1996–1998	→ Apollon Athens (loan)	55	(9)
2003–2005	Inter Milan	21	(0)
2005–2007	Benfica	45	(3)
2007–2012	Panathinaikos	133	(16)
2012–2014	Fulham	39	(1)
Total		411	(54)
International career
1996–1999	Greece U21	39	(11)
1999–2014	Greece	139	(10)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Greece (as player) UEFA European Championship Winner 2004 World Military Cup Winner 1997 UEFA European U-21 Championship Runner-up 1998
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georgios Karagkounis (Greek: Γεώργιος Καραγκούνης; born 6 March 1977), known as Giorgos Karagounis (Greek: Γιώργος Καραγκούνης), is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

In his club career, Karagounis played for Panathinaikos, Apollon Smyrnis, Inter Milan, Benfica and Fulham.

At international level, Karagounis represented Greece between 1999 and 2014. He was a member of the UEFA Euro 2004 winning squad, and also represented Greece at UEFA Euro 2008, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. With 139 appearances, he is the most capped player in the history of the Greece national team.