Dionysis Chiotis ( el, Διονύσης Χιώτης; born 4 June 1977) is a

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former professional

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who played as a

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. Currently, he serves as a goalkeeping coach for AEK Athens Academy.

Club career

AEK Athens

Chiotis took his first football steps in the team of Daphni Daphniou Chaidari. There, he was spotted by people of AEK and brought him to the club's academies. After 2.5 years,

Dušan Bajević Dušan "Duško" Bajević ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Бајевић, ; gr, Ντούσαν Μπάγεβιτς, ''Doúsan Báyevits''; born 10 December 1948) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as the most succes ...

promoted him to the men's team. In January 1999, he went on loan to

Ethnikos Piraeus Ethnikos Piraeus (Greek: Εθνικός Πειραιώς) is a Greek multisport club based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1923. The full name of the club is Ethnikos Omilos Filathlon Pireos/Phalirou or Ethnikos OFPF (Greek: Εθνικός Όμιλ ...

and in July of the same year he went on loan to

Proodeftiki Proodeftiki Football Club, also known as Proodeftiki Piraeus, simply as Proodeftiki, or with its full name as A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea ( el, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Προοδευτική Νεολαία, transliterated "Athlitikós Όmilo ...

for 1 year where he performed very well. He returned to AEK in 2000, he stayed on the bench as a back-up of

Ilias Atmatsidis Ilias Atmatsidis ( el, Ηλίας Ατματσίδης; born 24 April 1969) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the Director of Football at AEK Athens B. Club career Atmatsidis started playing football re ...

for another season and then, he managed to establish himself as a starter for a long period since 2001. On 20 April 2002 at one of the worst moments of his career, in the crucial away match against

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 ...

, that decided the champion, his miscommunication with the defender Ferrugem in the 58th minute, gave their opponents the opportunity to score their third goal, which judged to a large extent the negative course of the match, where AEK eventually lost 4–3 along with the title. Ηowever, a week later, in the cup final at the same stadium and against the same opponent, AEK got their revenge by winning 2–1 and with Chiotis was named mvp of the match. The following season, Chiotis had his best year at AEK, with an amazing performance both in the league and in the big matches for the

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. In 2005, the arrival of Stefano Sorrentino, combined with an injury suffered by Chiotis, left him out of the team again and since then he has not been a regular. In the summer of 2007, with

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at the bench, Chiotis left AEK after 13 years. With AEK he won 3 cups and 1 Super Cup.

Kerkyra

On 22 May 2007, Chiotis was released by AEK to join

Kerkyra Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...

, where he signed a one-year contract which was terminated on 6 May 2008.

APOEL

In June 2008, he joined

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

and with his high-level appearances, he contributed to the winning of the Cyprus Championship 2008–09 and the qualification for the first time of the club at the group stage of the

2009–10 UEFA Champions League The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played on 22 May 2010, at the Santiago Bernabéu St ...

. In that season, his club had the lowest number of goals conceded. He was also voted as the MVP of the club for that season and became one of the favorite players of

fans. In the 2009–10 Champions League group stage he helped

to take a point against Atletico Madrid in Spain by holding Atletico to zero. At the same week he was voted as the best goalkeeper of the week in the Champions League. He appeared in all six official

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matches with

and he had great performances. The next season, he helped APOEL to win the

2010–11 Cypriot First Division The 2010–11 Cypriot First Division was the 72nd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 27 August 2010 with the first matches of the first round and will end on 11 May 2011 with the last matches of the second round. The ...

, adding the second championship title to his honours list. The following season, he appeared in six 2011–12 UEFA Champions League matches for APOEL, in the club's surprising run to the

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of the competition. On 7 March 2012, Chiotis helped APOEL to reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals by saving two penalties in the penalty shoot-out of the last 16 return match against Olympique Lyonnais. At the end of the 2012–13 season, he became a champion for the third time in his career after winning the

2012–13 Cypriot First Division The 2012–13 Cypriot First Division was the 74th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. It began on 1 September 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013. AEL Limassol were the defending champions. APOEL won the championship two matchweeks before ...

with APOEL. During the 2013–14 season, he appeared in one 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage match for APOEL and managed to win all the titles in Cyprus, the

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, the

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and the

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. On 25 May 2015, one day after winning the 2014–15 season

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with APOEL, the team announced that Chiotis was leaving after 7 years in the club, as his contract would not be renewed. Eventually he had 121 appearances with the club in all competitions.

Trikala

On 24 June 2015, aged 38, Chiotis signed a contract with Panelefsiniakos, but he left the team two months later due to important changes to the club's board of directors. A few days later, on 26 August 2015, he signed a contract with the

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side

Trikala Trikala ( el, Τρίκαλα; rup, Trikolj) is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, and the capital of the Trikala regional unit. The city straddles the Lithaios river, which is a tributary of Pineios. According to the Greek National Stati ...

Apollon Smyrnis

On 29 June 2016, aged 39, Chiotis signed a contract with Apollon Smyrnis, in his club's effort to be promoted to Super League.

International career

Chiotis competed with

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once in 20 November 2002, in a friendly match against

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for 45 minutes replacing

Antonis Nikopolidis Antonis Nikopolidis ( el, Αντώνης Νικοπολίδης; born 14 January 1971) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and former manager of the Greece under-21 national team. He is regarded among the best ...

Honours

AEK Athens *

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 ...

: 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001–02 *

Greek Super Cup The Greek Super Cup ( el, Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδος), officially known as the Cup of Friendship and Solidarity ( el, Κύπελλο Φιλίας και Αλληλεγγύης) was a Greek association football one-match competition which w ...

: 1996 APOEL *

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

: 2008–09,

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2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013

References

External links

APOEL official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiotis, Dionysis 1977 births Living people Greece international footballers Greek expatriate footballers Association football goalkeepers AEK Athens F.C. players Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players Proodeftiki F.C. players A.O. Kerkyra players APOEL FC players Trikala F.C. players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Greek expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Greek expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Footballers from Athens Greek footballers