Georgios Koltsidas ( el, Γεώργιος Κολτσίδας; born 23 September 1970) is a retired

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player, who played as a defender and was known for his strong

tackles Tackle may refer to: * In football: ** Tackle (football move), a play in various forms of football ** Tackle (gridiron football position), a position in American football and Canadian football ** Dump tackle, a forceful move in rugby of picking up ...

. He is currently the general director of

Aris Aris or ARIS may refer to: People * Aris (surname) Given name * Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer * Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player * Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano * Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter * Aris Howard, Former President of the Jamai ...

. He started his career with

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 ...

and joined Aris in July 1992, where he spent the majority of his career – except for a brief one-year spell at

Larissa Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...

. He retired at the end of the 2007–08 season. He was a member of the

Greece national under-21 football team The Greece national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Ch ...

which won the gold medal at the

1991 Mediterranean Games The XI Mediterranean Games, commonly known as the 1991 Mediterranean Games, were the 11th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Athens, Greece, from 28 June to 12 July 1991, where 2,762 athletes (2,176 men and 586 women) from 18 countries p ...

. "1991: η Ελλάδα κατακτά το χρυσό στο ποδόσφαιρο στους Μεσογειακούς Αγώνες νικώντας την Τουρκία με 3-1 στο ΟΑΚΑ." ("1991: Greece wins the gold medal in football at the Mediterranean Games, beating Turkey 3-1 at OACA"

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Koltsidas, Georgios 1970 births Living people Greek footballers Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. non-playing staff Trikala F.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Footballers from Trikala Association football defenders Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games