Charilaos "Charis" Pappas (

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: Χαρίλαος "Χάρης" Παππάς; born 12 May 1983) is a Greek former professional

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who played as a

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Career

He began his career in

Panserraikos Panserraikos Football Club ( el, Πανσερραϊκός 1964), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greece, Greek Association football, football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and ...

, Greece. In January 2003, he moved to

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

and signed for

Apollon Kalamarias FC Apollon Pontus Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Πόντου) is a Greek professional football club based in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of the Greek football league ...

. In 2003–04, Pappas' ten goals were a major factor in Kalamaria's winning promotion to the

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

. In his first season in the Greek top flight in 2004–05, Pappas scored six times in 26 matches. Three of these goals came in away matches, where Kalamaria earned crucial points and ultimately prevailed in their battle against

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. That season, he scored his first goal for his country in the UEFA European U21 Championship qualifier against

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in March 2005.

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

signed him to a five-year deal and immediately loaned him back to Kalamaria for one season. In 2005–06, Pappas scored seven times, helping his team finish ninth in the

. Pappas joined Olympiacos in June. On 8 November 2006, he scored his first goal for the club in a

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

match against Atsalenios FC. On 26 November 2006, he scored his first league goal for Olympiacos against

Larissa FC AEL Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ), also known by its full name Athlitiki Enosi Larissas ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λάρισας, translation=Athletic Union of Larissa), simply called AEL or Larissa, is a Greek professional footb ...

. On 27 June 2007, he signed with

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

. After a mediocre season, Pappas joined fellow Super League Greece team

Skoda Xanthi Xanthi Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Ξάνθη Π.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace and plays at Xanthi FC Arena. The club resigned from the Super League 2 due to financial issues. Founded in 1967, Xan ...

on 6 July 2008. On 23 June 2009, Pappas transferred to

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. On 31 July 2010, he signed with Superleague team

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

. In February 2011, he returned to

helping his team to avoid relegation. He then moved to

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. At the beginning of 2014–15 season he signed a one-year contract with

Kavala Kavala ( el, Καβάλα, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnat ...

Honours

Olympiacos *

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: 2006–07 Individual * Greek Second Division best player: 2004

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pappas, Charis 1983 births Living people Greek footballers Footballers from Kavala Greek expatriate footballers Association football wingers Panserraikos F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players Apollon Pontou FC players TSV 1860 Munich players Panetolikos F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Germany 2. Bundesliga players