Vasilios Rentzas ( el, Βασίλειος Ρέντζας; born 16 April 1992) is a Greek professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Super League 2
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Teams
Twelve teams were ...
club
Kallithea
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.
Career
Born in
Melivoia
Melivoia (Greek: Μελίβοια) is a town and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,195 ( ...
, Rentzas played as an amateur at the local team Filoktitis, until he signed a 5-year professional contract with
AEL, on 15 June 2010. He made his professional club debut on 26 October 2010 playing against
Ethnikos Piraeus
Ethnikos Piraeus (Greek: Εθνικός Πειραιώς) is a Greek multisport club based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1923. The full name of the club is Ethnikos Omilos Filathlon Pireos/Phalirou or Ethnikos OFPF (Greek: Εθνικός Όμιλ ...
during the 4th round of the
Greek Football Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second most im ...
.
In August 2011, Rentzas was released from his contract with
AEL after the club was relegated at the end of the 2010–11 season, and went on to sign a 5-year contract with
Superleague Cretan
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side
Ergotelis
The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), commonly known simply as Ergotelis ( el, Εργοτέλης), ...
on August 30, 2011. His contract was renewed for another year on 1 September 2015. After the team withdrew from professional competitions in January 2016, due to major financial problems, Rentzas, who was one of the team's veterans with 61 appearances and 1 goal over the course of 4,5 years and part of only 17 players who had stayed with the club until the very end, was released from his professional contract. Consequently, on 30 January 2016 he returned to
AEL once more signing a 2,5-year contract. On July 11, 2018, his move to
Panionios
Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...
got announced.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
Profileat Onsports.gr
* http://www.ael1964.gr/inside.asp?lang=el&pid=3&sel=0&ch=592
* http://www.imscouting.com/players/vasilios-rentzas/
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1992 births
Living people
Greek footballers
Greece youth international footballers
Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
Ergotelis F.C. players
Panionios F.C. players
Super League Greece players
Association football midfielders
People from Larissa (regional unit)
Footballers from Thessaly