Club career Theodoros Zagorakis




1 club career

1.1 kavala
1.2 paok
1.3 leicester city
1.4 aek athens
1.5 bologna
1.6 return paok





club career
kavala

zagorakis centre midfielder play on right side of midfield. started career kavala, club produced zisis vryzas, whom became close friends. important part of helping team greek second division. had 6 goals , 114 appearances kavala before being transferred in 1993 paok.


paok

in 1992–93 season, zagorakis left kavala winter transfer join paok, part of string of star transfers made season. played paok until december 1997, , captained squad in last 2 seasons. rose become iconic figure fans,as missed league derby , scored important goals, particularly in 1994-95 when struck four, best-ever tally.


leicester city

zagorakis left english club leicester city following winter , signed martin o neill s in 1998. while in england, took part in 2 consecutive league cup finals @ wembley stadium, losing first against tottenham hotspur in 1999 , defeating tranmere rovers in second. zagorakis fondly known leicester fans sheer determination in midfield. fondly remembered goalkeeping cameo against crystal palace (in 3–3 first leg draw).


aek athens

zagorakis disappointed leicester manager martin o neill s reluctance use him regularly , decided return greece in 2000. moved aek athens, , played alongside fellow countrymen such michalis kapsis, vassilis lakis, demis nikolaidis , vassilios tsiartas. aek, zagorakis won greek cup in 2002 against rivals olympiacos. zagorakis, during last season in aek, has accepted reduced pay-off reported £220,000. showed genuinely has club s best interests @ heart , free take of great offers teams abroad, said club statement.


bologna

on 14 july 2004, left aek athens bologna, signing two-year contract worth €1.5 million per year. 32-year-old midfielder – voted player of tournament in portugal – released debt-ridden aek athens , joined bologna on bosman free transfer. zagorakis our greek baggio, bologna owner giuseppe gazzoni frascara told newspaper. in 2004–05, zagorakis regular feature in squad, team found relegated serie b after play-out series against parma. in following summer, released team couldn t afford payroll under new conditions.


return paok

the player of tournament @ uefa euro 2004 arrive in thessaloniki sign deal paok. midfielder released bologna following italian team s relegation serie a, , rejoins 1 of old clubs. zagorakis signed two-year contract paok €700,000 year. when zagorakis landed @ makedonia airport in thessaloniki, 7,000 supporters there welcome him back. return coincided turbulent period, club many financial , administrative problems.








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