Yourkas Seitaridis, also known as Giourkas Seitaridis (Giourkas is his grandfather's name, which he uses in both national team and FC Porto shirts), is a member of the national football team of his country, Greece.
Born in Athens on 4th of June 1981, he is one of the few youngsters in the Greek squad. More importantly, he was one of the few youngsters who actually shone at the 2004 UEFA European Championship. He used to ply his trade at Panathinaikos FC in Greece but signed with Portuguese side and then Champions League winner FC Porto, after constant rumours about a possible change of course to Real Madrid, following his success at EURO 2004. He had a great tournament at Portugal, leading some to even comment that he was the player of the tournament. UEFA did indeed recognize his contribution to Greece's success and named him as part of the 23-man UEFA All-Star squad, together with 4 other Greek players.
He usually plays as a right-back but can move into the position of a right midfielder, if so required by the team formation implemented. He joined Panathinaikos in January 2001 from the Giannina club. He played his first game for Greece on 13 February 2002 against Sweden, and later that year participated in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final round in Switzerland.
GiourkasSeitaridis (born June 4, 1981 in Athens), also known as GiourkasSeitaridis (Giourkas is his grandfather's name, which he uses in both Greece National Football Team and Atletico Madrid shirts), is a member of the national football team of his country, Greece.
Seitaridis started his professional career with PAS Giannina FC, but had only played a handful of matches before being snapped up by Panathinaikos in January 2001.
Seitaridis first hit the headlines as a 19-year-old Panathinaikos FC player when he scored a stunning goal against Manchester United in a UEFA Champions League tie in March 2001.
GiourkasSeitaridis was born in June 4, 1981 in Piraeus (Giourkas means "George" in the Greek Pontic dialect).
GiourkasSeitaridis signed professional terms with PAS Giannina football team, for whom he played just eight league matches before joining Panathinaikos football club on a five-year contract in January 2001 as a 19-year-old.
GiourkasSeitaridis first game for Greece was on 13 February 2002 against Sweden, and later that year participated in the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final round in Switzerland.
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