"Karagounis" redirects here. For the midfielder of Apollon Smyrnis, see Thanasis Karagounis.
Not to be confused with Georgios Karagkoutis.
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.
^"2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Greece" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
^ ab"Giorgos Karagounis: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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