Christos Patsatzoglou (Greek: Χρήστος Πατσατζόγλου) (born March 19, 1979) is a Greek international football player. He is currently playing for Olympiacos in Greece as a midfielder or right wing-back. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Olympiacos CFP (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios) is the largest and the most popular Greek multisport club, based in Piraeus, Athens. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ...

He is a product of Skoda Xanthi's youth system and played for their first team for 4 years, from 1996-1997 to 1999-2000. Skoda Xanthi FC, officially Skoda Xanthi AO (Greek: Skoda Ξάνθη Αθλητικός Όμιλος - Skoda Xanthi Athlitikos Omilos), the Skoda Xanthi Athletic Club, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Xanthi, Greece. ... 1. ... 1. ...

The versatile player, able to play as a right-back and wing-back, as a central defender and a sweeper and as a midfielder, signed for champions Olympiacos for the 2000-2001 season where he quickly became an invaluable member of the first team, usually playing as a wing-back. In association football (soccer), a defender is a player whose position of play is behind the midfielders and first and foremost provide support to the goalkeeper. ... Βαθμολογία 1. ...

He was considered to be one of Greece's top footballing talents, along with Giourkas Seitaridis, until he was devastatingly injured in 2003, at a derby game between Olympiacos and AEK FC. Yourkas Seitaridis, also known as Giourkas Seitaridis (Giourkas is his grandfathers name, which he uses in both national team and FC Porto shirts), is a member of the national football team of his country, Greece. ... Olympiacos CFP (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios) is the largest and the most popular Greek multisport club, based in Piraeus, Athens. ... ...

Christos had hurt his Achilles’ tendon weeks before, but was treated with cortisone injections in order to keep on playing, as Olympiacos didn’t want to start some of the most important games of the season without their gifted 24-year old and as a result, his foot was infected. Cortisone (IPA:ˈkôrtəˌsōn) is a steroid hormone. ... Olympiacos CFP (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios) is the largest and the most popular Greek multisport club, based in Piraeus, Athens. ...

Little did they know that they would have to do without him for more than 3 years. Surgery upon surgery and physio treatment upon physio treatment couldn’t complete the recovery as the problems returned whenever he started training for football again.

However, his iron will and determination seemed to be coming through near the end of the 2004-2005 season, when he made his first Greek National A Division appearance after 3 years. He stated that he was healthy again and that it was up to his coach, Trond Sollied to play him now. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion for the reason given: No Meaningful Content . ... The Alpha Ethniki (Greek: ; First National Division) is the highest professional football league in Greece. ... Trond Sollied (born April 29, 1959 in Mo i Rana) is a Norwegian football manager and former player. ...

Olympiacos coach Trond Sollied hadn’t seen him in his glory days and was troubled if Christos could play again in such a competitive level. He was willing, however, to give him more chances that season (2005-2006) and seemed to be counting on him more for the position of defensive midfielder, in the place of Ieroklis Stoltidis. Olympiacos CFP (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios) is the largest and the most popular Greek multisport club, based in Piraeus, Athens. ... Trond Sollied (born April 29, 1959 in Mo i Rana) is a Norwegian football manager and former player. ... The Greek Football season saw Olympiacos claim its second consecutive and 34th Greek title in the Alpha Ethniki. ... Ieroklis Stoltidis (born February 2, 1975), also known as Iero, is a Greek footballer, who typically plays as a defensive midfielder. ...

During the season 2006/2007, Patsa showed that he can once again feature heavily for his team, even though he suffered a knee injury, unrelated to his previous one, at the away Champions League match with Roma. Upon his return, he played a handful of games, even started some and it is clear that his future remains bright. Champions League may refers to: UEFA Champions League - A major football (soccer) tournament contested by European teams. ... Roma may refer to: Roma people, also known as Gypsies Rome, the capital of Italy, its name in Italian and several other languages ROMA, Representational Oligonucleotide Microarray Analysis, a genomics technology A.S. Roma, an Italian football (soccer) team Roma (mythology), Roman deity Roma (film), three films of that name...

Olympiacos fans loved “Patsa” for his ability before his injury and they support him even more after it. His name is always chanted through the stadium when he starts his warm-up and they encourage him in his every effort. His willpower and mental strength are really wondrous, because it is not often that we see players performing again on a high level after such prolonged injuries.

A place in Greece's squad for the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship further broadened the versatile Patsatzoglou's experience, although he had already made his full debut against Germany. He appeared once in UEFA EURO 2004™ but not the final tournament and injury subsequently kept him out of the reckoning. The UEFA U-21 Championship 2002, which spanned two years (2000-2002), had 47 entrants. ... The finals of the 2004 UEFA European Championship, commonly called EURO 2004, were held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between June 12 and July 4, 2004. ...

Patsatzoglou was one of few Olympiacos players that were always called by Otto Rehhagel to represent the national team and he will definitely return if he manages to get close to his previous level of ability, especially with Theodoros Zagorakis’ international retirement coming closer. Otto Rehhagel (born August 9, 1938 in Essen) is a German football coach and former football player. ... First international Greece 1 - 4  Italy (Athens, Greece; 7 April 1929) Biggest win Greece 8 - 0  Syria (Athens, Greece; 25 November 1949) Biggest defeat  Hungary 11 - 1 Greece (Budapest, Hungary; 25 March 1938) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1994) Best result Round 1, 1994 European Championship Appearances 2 (First... Theodoros Zagorakis (Greek: ) (born October 27, 1971 in Kavala) is a retired Greek footballer. ...

Trivia

• Patsatzoglou uses the nickname 'Patsa' on his shirt.

Reference

• SoccerBase.com: Christos Patsatzoglou