Giorgos Donis

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Giorgos Donis
Personal information
Date of birth	26 October 1969
Place of birth	Frankfurt, West Germany
Playing position	Manager (former:Centre Forward)
Club information
Current club	AE Larissa Manager
Youth clubs
1986–1987 1987–1988 1988–1989 1989-1990	Pavlos Melas FC Panathinaikos FC Athinaikos Panaryiakos FC
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990–1991 1991–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001	PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos FC Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers (1st half) AEK Athens FC (2nd half) Sheffield Utd Huddersfield AEK Athens FC	22 (3) 30 (4) 25 (7) 24 (7) 28 (9) 29 (7) 22 (2) 0 (0) 17 (2) 7 (1) 25 (0) 13 (0)
National team2
1993– 1999	Greece	24 (5)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2001. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 1999. * Appearances (Goals)

Giorgos Donis (Greek: Γιώργος Δώνης) born October 29th, 1969 in Frankfurt, West Germany was the first ever Greek Footballer to play for the English Premiership. A pacey right winger, Giorgos Donis moved to Blackburn from Panathinaikos on June 5, 1996 after helping the Greek club reach the Champions League semi-finals in 1995-96. Blackburn Rovers signed him on a free transfer, making use of the, then recent, Bosman rule. He signed for 1.1 billion drachmas, a record amount for Greek players at the time.

He had two not so successful seasons with them before heading back home to play for AEK Athens FC. Later he moved to England again, this time for Huddersfield Town.

At the end of his playing career he turned to coaching. After working for Larisa, he managed Akratitos FC for the 2005-06 season.

[edit] Playing Career

• Youth Clubs (not participated in any official matches)
  • 1986/87 - Pavlos Melas FC
  • 1987/88 - Panathinaikos FC
  • 1988/89 - Athinaikos
  • 1989/90 - Panargiakos FC

• Professional Career
  • 1990/91 - PAS Giannina - (22-3)
  • 1991/92 - PAS Giannina - (30-4)
  • 1992/93 - Panathinaikos FC - (25-7)
  • 1993/94 - Panathinaikos FC - (24-7)
  • 1994/95 - Panathinaikos FC - (28-9)
  • 1995/96 - Panathinaikos FC - (29-7)
  • 1996/97 - Blackburn Rovers - (22-2) (signed under Bosman ruling)
  • 1997/98 First Half - Blackburn Rovers - (0-0)
  • 1997/98 Second Half - AEK Athens FC - (17-2)
  • 1998/99 - Sheffield Utd - (7-1)
  • 1999/00 - Huddersfield - (25-0)
  • 2000/01 - AEK Athens FC - (13-0)