Vasileios Pliatsikas
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasileios Pliatsikas | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Argolida 2000 | ||
| 2002–2003 | Diovouniotis | ||
| 2003–2004 | Chaidari | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Chaidari | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | AEK Athens | 37 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Schalke 04 | 9 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Schalke 04 II | 11 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → MSV Duisburg (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2014 | Metalurh Donetsk | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Astra Giurgiu | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Metalurh Donetsk | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Slovan Bratislava | 16 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | Greece U19 | 20 | (5) |
| 2007–2010 | Greece U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2008– | Greece | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2016. | |||
Vasileios Pliatsikas (Greek: Βασίλειος Πλιάτσικας) (born 14 April 1988) is a Greek international footballer, who plays as a right back for Fortuna Liga club ŠK Slovan Bratislava.
Club career
AEK Athens
Pliatsikas began his AEK career in 2005, making his way up from the reserve team, he ended up making 37 league appearances for AEK.
Schalke
On 30 June 2009, Pliatsikas signed a four-year contract with German club Schalke 04 for an undisclosed fee.[1] The beginning of 2010 was not good as Pliatsikas tore his knee ligaments during a training session. This was a major blow as he was beginning to get consistent game time with his club and was in the reckoning for a starting place with his national team. He missed the rest of Schalke's season and also the FIFA World Cup with Greece.
Duisburg
On 1 June 2011, it was announced that Pliatsikas will be loaned to MSV Duisburg for the upcoming season. In 2010–11, he could play only one match for Schalke because of his injury problems and so he should gain playing experiences in the 2. Bundesliga. He made his debut in the opening game against Karlsruhe on 17 August, being in the starting line-up in Duisburg's 2–3 defeat. After several fouls, he was forced to leave the field with a yellow-red card in the 76th minute. In his fourth league match for Duisburg against St. Pauli, he was sent off with a yellow-red card again.
Metalurh Donetsk
Pliatsikas participated in the preparation of the club in Turkey, leaving a positive impression and convinced the technical staff to offer him a contract. Pliatsikas, who had become free since last summer from Schalke 04, signed a contract until the end of the season 2013/14 with an renewal option for three more years.[2]
Astra Giurgiu
On 23 July 2014, Pliatsikas signed a 2-year contract with Astra Giurgiu.[3] On 25 July 2014, he made his debut with a club in a 2-0 away win against Concordia Chiajna.
Second spell in Metalurh Donetsk
At the end of 2014 he returned to his former club Metalurh Donetsk. He released his contract at the end of 2014-15 season.
Slovan Bratislava
After six months as a free agent, on 26 January 2016, he signed a six months contract with Slovan Bratislava.[4][5] He made his debut a month later in a 2-0 away win against AS Trenčín.
International career
Greece U19
He was part of the Greek squad that reached the final of the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and went on to captain the U19 team the following year which reached the final eight this time round in the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.[6]
Greece
He made his national team debut on 19 November 2008, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute against Italy in a 1–1 draw.[7]
Greece's manager Otto Rehhagel called Pliatsikas for the three 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Luxembourg, Ukraine and Latvia where he played a pivotal role.[8]
Honours
Club
References
- ↑ "Schalke sign Pliatsikas". FIFA.com. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- ↑ "Yπέγραψε στη Μέταλουργκ ο Πλιάτσικας". gazetta.gr. 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Grecii Giannis Arabatzis si Vasileios Pliatsikas au semnat cu Astra Giurgiu". www.romaniansoccer.ro. 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "Υπέγραψε ο Πλιάτσικας στην Σλόβαν". www.sport24.gr. 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Grék Pliatsikas novou posilou Slovana Bratislava". www.skslovan.com. 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Knappen verpflichten griechischen Nationalspieler Vasilios Pliatsikas" (in German). Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009.
- ↑ "S04 vor der Verpflichtung von Vasilios Pliatsikas" (in German). Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009.
- ↑ "Pliatskas called to Greece". AEK FC. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008.
External links
- Vasileios Pliatsikas profile at Fussballdaten