Paraskevas Antzas ( el, Παρασκευάς Άντζας, born 18 August 1977) is a Greek former 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 ...

who played as a central defender.

Career

Antzas' career began in Pandramaikos F.C. in

Gamma Ethniki The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece. History The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 198 ...

in 1993. In 1995, he signed with

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, Xa ...

at Super League. In 1998, he signed with Greek

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 ...

and until 2003 he played in 76 league games plus 20 international games ( 18 games in

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and 2 games in

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scoring one goal). In 2003, he left

, for still an unexplained reason, while he was a key member of the

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and had been qualified for the European Championship 2004 in Portugal. In 2003 was announced that stops the football for family reasons. He changed his mind and signed with

Doxa Drama Doxa Drama Football Club ( el, Δόξα Δράμας) is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Drama, Greece, Drama, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Macedonia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super ...

, on loan from Olympiakos, and consequently he lost his place in the

, and he regained it years after in 2007 when he returned to

from

. On 15 June 2008, one day after the defeat of

from Russia in the final tournament of Euro 2008, Antzas announced his retirement from international football.Greece stalwarts hand in their notice
On 3 May 2009, he played his last career game.

Honours

Club

Olympiacos * Superleague Greece (7): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2007–08, 2008–09 *

Greek 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 ...

(3): 1998–99, 2007–08, 2008–09 *

Greek Super Cup The Greek Super Cup ( el, Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδος), officially known as the Cup of Friendship and Solidarity ( el, Κύπελλο Φιλίας και Αλληλεγγύης) was a Greek association football one-match competition which w ...

: 2007 Greece *

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: Runner-up

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

References

External links

*
Paraskeuas Antzas Personal Site
(Greek) {{DEFAULTSORT:Antzas, Paraskevas 1977 births Greek footballers Greece international footballers Greece under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2008 players Living people Association football defenders Olympiacos F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players Doxa Drama F.C. players Footballers from Drama, Greece Super League Greece players