Angelos Basinas (born January 3, 1976) is a central midfielder who plays for the Greece national football team, and Panathinaikos FC. He has played for PAO since joining its youth academy as a teenager and has been a key figure in all of Panathinaikos' domestic and European success; the influential Basinas nearly always puts his stamp on Panathinakos games, either with his sublime passing, combative style or deadly long shot. He was a key player in Greece's shock European Championship victory, scoring a penalty in his country's 2-1 upset over host Portugal in the tournament's opening game. On the 23rd of September he was released by Panathinaikos after a disagreement with management. He is yet to find a club but will go down with the all-time greatest players to play for Panathinaikos. January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... In association football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... First International Greece 1 - 4 Italy (Athens, Greece; 7 April 1929) Largest win Greece 8 - 0 Syria (Athens, Greece; 25 November 1949) Worst defeat Greece 1 - 11 Hungary (Budapest, Hungary; 25 March 1938) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1994) Best result Round 1, 1994 European Championship Appearances 2 (First... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...