Athanasios Tsigas

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Personal information
Full name Athanasios Tsigas
Date of birth (1982-09-20) 20 September 1982 (age 40)
Place of birth Alexandroupoli, Greece
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1999–2001 PAE Thraki
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2004 Paniliakos 63 (10)
2004–2006 Kallithea 36 (9)
2006–2008 Panathinaikos 4 (2)
2006PAOK (loan) 9 (2)
2008Atromitos (loan) 13 (3)
2008–2009 AEL 20 (2)
2009–2012 Kerkyra 59 (13)
2012–2013 AEL 29 (4)
2013 Glyfada 4 (1)
2014 Ionikos
2015 Kallithea 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2013

Thanasis Tsigas (born 20 September 1982) is a Greek former footballer, who played as a striker.

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Career

He is a professional since 2001 and he played for Paniliakos, Kallithea, PAOK, Panathinaikos and Atromitos. [1] He was the first striker that Larissa signed in for 2008-2009 season. On early August 2009, Panthrakikos expressed their interest on signing Tsigas but he was finally transferred to B' Ethniki Club Kerkyra, with which he climbed to the Superleague.

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References

  1. "Stats Centre: Athanasios Tsigas Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2008.