Manolis Psomas ( el, Μανώλης Ψωμάς; born 11 November 1978) is a

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player who plays for

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club based in

Rethymno Rethymno ( el, Ρέθυμνο, , also ''Rethimno'', ''Rethymnon'', ''Réthymnon'', and ''Rhíthymnos'') is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants ...

, Episkopi Psomas began his career with Panelefsiniakos F.C. and made 15

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

appearances for the club.

Career

Panelefsiniakos

Psomas began his career with Panelefsiniakos and made 15

appearances for the club.

Egaleo

In 2001, Psomas signed with Egaleo. He stayed in Egaleo for 6 years, making 138 league appearances and scoring 6 goals for the club. Psomas is loved like few by Egaleo fans, for his offer and success to the team from 2001 to 2007. He also appointed as captain.

Asteras Tripolis

Manolis joined

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, G ...

in 2007. He stayed there until 2009, making 33 league performances, without scoring any goals. His appearances with Asteras, were result to the people talk about him. Many Greek teams were interesting to sign Psomas, for his very good defending and aerial ability and the passion he was showing.

Kavala

In 2009–2010 season, Psomas played with Kavala's jersey, appearing in 16 league matches, scoring any goals. It was Kavala's second consecutive season in

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, and the team was playing very well, with Psomas help.

OFI

In 2010, Psomas joined

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, appearing in 16 league matches.

Levadiakos

In 2011, Psomas joined

Levadiakos Levadiakos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Λεβαδειακός) is a Greek professional football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki, forerunner of the Super League, afte ...

, as a free transfer and played 10 matches.

AEL

In January 2012, Psomas made a new step to his career signing with Greek Football League team AEL. He played till the end of the season 2012, appearing in 18 league matches.

External links

Guardian FootballProfile at epae.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Psomas, Manolis 1978 births Living people Greek footballers Egaleo F.C. players Kavala F.C. players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players OFI Crete F.C. players Levadiakos F.C. players Association football defenders Panelefsiniakos F.C. players Footballers from Rethymno