Anestis Agritis ( el, Ανέστης Αγρίτης; born 16 April 1981) is a Greek former professional

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who played as a

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. He played for Aigeas Plomari,

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in Germany's

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Iraklis Thessaloniki Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...

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and

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. Agritis has gained one cap for

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. He has also played for the Greek U-21 team and was a member of the Greek Olympic football team that competed in the

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Club career

Agritis started his career in a young age, in 1995, at Doxa Plagia, the amateur side of his village and in 1999 he was transferred to the

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side Aigeas Plomari. His spell there was a brief one as during the winter transfer window of 2000 he moved to

, then in

Beta Ethniki The Football League ( el, Φούτμπολ Λιγκ) was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super Lea ...

. He played in

seven years, managing to feature in 167 league matches and scoring 42 goals. In January 2007, Agritis was transferred to

outfit

. He debuted for Kickers in a 0–2 home defeat from

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His first goal came in 2–1 away defeat against

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Agritis stayed in Offenbach until the summer of 2008, featuring in 32 matches and scoring five goals. In June 2008 he signed a two-year contract with

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club

Iraklis Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...

. Having played in 19 matches and scoring only 1, he was released by Iraklis after one year at the club. After his release from Iraklis he finalised the agreement he reached a few days earlier with

side OFI. He scored in his debut for OFI, in a 2–1 away defeat from Diagoras for the first round of the 2009–10 season. In his first season for OFI he scored 10 out of a total of 30 league appearances. In July 2011, he moved to another

club,

. He played two years and managed to score fivegoals in 48 appearances. In August 2013 he was released from

who by that time has been relegated to the

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and signed with

International career

Afritis made his debut for Greece U-21 on 6 October 2000 in a match against Finland U-21, that Greece won 3–1. He gained his only full cap for

on 29 January 2003, in a friendly match against

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, as he replaced

Nikos Lyberopoulos Nikolaos "Nikos" Liberopoulos ( el, Νίκος Λυμπερόπουλος; born on 4 August 1975) is a retired Greek former professional international footballer who played as a forward. He is famous for his aim-to-goal shot, his innate in-play ...

at half time. Agritis was a member of the Greece national under-23 football team that participated in the

and he played in two matches, against South Korea U-23 team and Mexico U-23 national team.

References

External links

*
Agritis profile
at OFI's official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Agritis, Anestis 1981 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greece men's international footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers for Greece People from Mytilene Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Kickers Offenbach players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Egaleo F.C. players OFI Crete F.C. players A.O. Kerkyra players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players 2. Bundesliga players Men's association football wingers Sportspeople from the North Aegean