Lefteris Sakellariou ( el, Λευτέρης Σακελλαρίου; born 17 February 1987) is a Greek
footballer who plays as a
left-back.
Career
Senior career
Early years
Sakellariou began his football career in the academy of
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
, where he stayed for about four years. At age 17, he left Panathinaikos and turned professional at lower division club
Fostiras
Fostiras Football Club ( el, Α.Π.Ο. Φωστήρας Ταύρου) is a Greek football club based in Tavros, a suburb of Athens, Greece. They play in the Gamma Ethniki, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system. They played Alpha Et ...
.
Ethnikos Asteras
After one season at Fostiras, Sakellariou was signed by
Football League
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(second division) side
Ethnikos Asteras.
Sakellariou became a regular at Ethnikos Asteras, and after three seasons his performances were good enough to earn him a transfer to the
Super League
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with
Panthrakikos.
Panthrakikos
His first season in the Super League was a personal success, making 16 total starts and establishing himself as one of the league's quality young players, but it was not a successful season for the team, as Panthrakikos was relegated to the Football League. That summer though, Panthrakikos' manager
Pavlos Dermitzakis
Pavlos Dermitzakis ( gr, Παύλος Δερμιτζάκης; born 29 June 1969) is a Greek professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Super League 2 club Panserraikos.
Playing career
Dermitzakis began his f ...
would move to
PAOK, and Dermitzakis would bring Sakellariou with him to the prominent Thessaloniki club.
PAOK
In his first season with PAOK, Sakellariou would make 10 Super League appearances, as well as three appearances in the
Europa League, including a 90-minute performance in a 1–0 win over
Villarreal and a 90-minute performance in a 1–1 draw with
Club Brugge
(), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062. .
Unfortunately for Sakellariou, Dermitzakis did not last long at PAOK, and Sakellariou would have the same support from PAOK's next managers. Under
László Bölöni, Sakellariou would be loaned out to
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 is ...
for the 2011–12 season, where he would make 11 Super League appearances, as Kerkyra narrowly avoided relegation.
In 2012–13, Sakellariou remained in PAOK's squad, but could not force his way onto the pitch. In early 2013, PAOK and Sakellariou mutually agreed to terminate their contract, as Sakellariou sought to catch on elsewhere.
Lyubimets 2007
In 2013, Sakellariou joined
Bulgarian
A Group club
Lyubimets 2007
FC Lyubimets ( bg, ФК Любимец) is a Bulgarian football club based in Lyubimets. The team was founded in 1921 and re-founded in 2007. They currently compete in the Bulgarian fourth tier, the Regional Football League of Haskovo.
The cl ...
.
Career statistics
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References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Greek expatriate footballers
Super League Greece players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players
Panthrakikos F.C. players
PAOK FC players
A.O. Kerkyra players
FC Lyubimets players
Fostiras F.C. players
Association football defenders
Footballers from Athens
Greek footballers