Sokratis Tsoukalas ( el, Σωκράτης Τσουκαλάς; born on 7 July 1992) is a Greek
footballer
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who plays for Asteras Vlachioti 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 ...
.
Career
AEK Athens
In 2011, Sokratis Tsoukalas was signed by Greek side
AEK Athens
A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...
. He made his debut against
SK Sturm Graz
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In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austria ...
in the
Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...
on 14 December 2011. Although AEK Athens was relegated to the 3rd Division in order the team's debt to be erased, Tsoukalas was agreed to stay and help AEK for the big comeback to
Greek Superleague
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alongside
Kostas Tsoupros,
Anastasios Tsoumagas,
Dimitris Anakoglou,
Miguel Cordero,
Dimitris Grontis and
Michalis Pavlis
Michalis Pavlis ( el, Μιχάλης Παυλής; born 29 September 1989) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker, and current AEK Athens B assistant manager.
Club career
Early career
Pavlis started football on his ...
. However, his contract was terminated on 3 July 2014.
Honours
Club
;AEK Athens
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Football League 2 (1):
2013–14 (6th Group)
References
External links
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Myplayer.gr ProfileOnsports.gr Profile
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1992 births
Living people
Palermo FC players
AEK Athens F.C. players
Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players
Fokikos A.C. players
Footballers from Athens
Greek men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks