Georgios Saitiotis ( el, Γεώργιος Σαϊτιώτης; born 25 July 1981) is a Greek former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Olympiakos Volou

In the 2004–2005 season he moved on loan to Olympiakos Volos 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 ...

Niki Volou

In the 2005–2006 season he played on loan for

Niki Volos Niki Volou Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Νίκη Βόλου) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, in the region of Magnesia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football ...

PAS Giannina

In summer 2006, Saitiotis signed a contract with

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

in the

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. He made 31 appearances and scored 18 goals in his first year. PAS reached in the semi-finals of the

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. He made 6 appearances and scored 4 goals. He scored twice against

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. His free kick against Iraklis allowed PAS to draw 1–1 in

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. Also he scored against Iraklis at home, in

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. The following season, 2007–08 he made 31 appearances and scored 12 goals. In the season 2008–2009 he made 33 appearances and scored 20 goals contributing to the promotion of PAS Giannina in

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. In the season 2009–10 he made 25 appearances and scored 6 goals. He reached 56 goals, becoming the fourth-best scorer in club history, behind Edouardos Kontogeorgakis, Oscar Alvarez and

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, who made history at Ajax of

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Veria

In summer 2010, after 4 years in PAS, Saitiotis decided to sign for the club

Veria Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...

AEL

In the summer of 2011 he joined AEL. On 18 December, he scored his first two goals in a 5–2 win over Anagennisi Epanomi. In February 2012, he retired as a professional footballer due to heart problems at the age of thirty.

Later years

In January 2018, Saitiotis came out of retirement signing for Moudania, playing at the amateur divisions of Chalkidiki.

Honours

* Greek Second Division promotion: 2008–09 Individual * Top Scorer of

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: 2006–07 (together with

Jozef Kožlej Jozef Kožlej (born 8 July 1973) is a Slovak retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece and Cyprus. Club career Born in Stropkov, Kožlej began playing youth football for Tesla Stropkov ...

)

References

External links

Guardian FootballVeria ProfileVideo of Saitiotis
Two Goal of Saitiotis with PAS Giannina against Atromitos {{DEFAULTSORT:Saitiotis, Georgios 1983 births Living people Greek men's footballers Super League Greece players Kassandra F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players Olympiacos Volos F.C. players Niki Volos F.C. players PAS Giannina F.C. players Veria F.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Men's association football forwards People from Chalkidiki Footballers from Central Macedonia