Kosmas (Makis) Tzatzos ( el, Μάκης Τζάτζος) (born 6 November 1968 in Komanos,

Ptolemaida Ptolemaida ( el, Πτολεμαΐδα, Ptolemaïda, Katharevousa: Πτολεμαΐς, ''Ptolemaïs'') is a town and a former municipality in Kozani regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of th ...

), is a retired

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(

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) who connected his name mainly with

Xanthi F.C. Xanthi Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Ξάνθη Π.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace and plays at Xanthi FC Arena. The club resigned from the Super League Greece 2, Super League 2 du ...

Career

His career began at his hometown, where he played for ordaikos His skills and talent were spotted by Xanthi and soon he became a member of the team (1988). Tzatzos was regarded by the media as a class player and he is one of the main reasons why Xanthi F.C. won the second division championship and earned promotion to the

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. He played for Xanthi until 1995, when he joined

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For a year he offered his services at the Salonica team, only to return to Xanthi in the second half of the 1996/97 season. Tzatzos played his last game for Xanthi and his last in the Greek first division in May 1997, and he made a total of 178 league appearances for the club. He returned to his first team (Anagennisi Karditsas) and closed his career at Leonidio in 2001.

References

1967 births Living people Greek footballers Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Association football midfielders Footballers from Ptolemaida {{Greece-footy-midfielder-stub