Manolis Bertos ( el, Μανώλης Μπέρτος; born 13 May 1989) is a Greek professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who last played professionally as a

right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

Super League 2 Stones Bitter Super League II was the official name for the year 1997's Super League championship season, the 103rd season of top-level professional rugby league football in Britain, and the second to be played in summer. Teams Twelve teams were ...

club AEL.

Career

Manolis Bertos played all his professional career in

Skoda Xanthi Xanthi Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Ξάνθη Π.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace and plays at Xanthi FC Arena. The club resigned from the Super League 2 due to financial issues. Founded in 1967, Xan ...

. During the seven years he had 131 appearances in all competitions. He was among the starting XI in the final of the

2014–15 Greek Football Cup The 2014–15 Greek Football Cup was the 73rd edition of the Greek Football Cup. A total of 46 clubs, just as the last edition, were accepted to enter. The competition commenced on 28 August 2014 with the preliminary round and concluded on 23 May ...

where his club lost 3–1 from

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 ...

. On 8 August 2015, he signed a three years' contract with Greek giants

. It remains to be seen whether Bertos will join Olympiacos for the 2015–16 season, or if he will stay on loan for another year in his former club

. The first scenario would probably activated if

Omar Elabdellaoui Omar Elabdellaoui (born 5 December 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right back and as a right midfielder for Bodø/Glimt and the Norway national football team. Elabdellaoui began his career with Skeid before signin ...

will sign to Benfica. Eventually he did not manage to earn the confidence of

coach, he signed a two years' contract with

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greec ...

, leaving the champions without earning a single appearance. On 7 September 2018, he joined AEL, on a two-year contract. On 27 June 2020, Bertos signed a two-year contract renewal.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Greek Football 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 im ...

* ''Runners-up (1):'' 2014–15

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Insports profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertos, Manolis 1989 births Living people Olympiacos F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Super League Greece players Greek men's footballers Footballers from Xanthi Men's association football fullbacks