Giannis Goumas ( el, Γιάννης Γκούμας, born 24 May 1975) is a Greek professional

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and former player, who spent his whole senior career at

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

Club career

Born on 24 May 1975 in the village of

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, near

Larisa Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regiona ...

, Goumas is one of the many players to emerge from

Panathinaikos F.C. Panathinaikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο. ), known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO (; ''Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos'', "All-Athenian ...

's youth academy and served the club for 15 years, debuting for the first team in 1994. Playing as a central defender, Goumas was known for his tough tackling, excellent aerial ability and his unusual ability of scoring goals, often with spectacular shots. Goumas has also scored some very important and impressive goals during his career against Real Madrid, Juventus and Glasgow Rangers in European competitions and the title-deciding goal against rivals Olympiakos, in 2004. The 34-year-old parted company with Panathinaikos in late June 2009 by mutual consent, ending his career with the Greens after 277 league appearances, and 27 goals. In September, Goumas announced his retirement from professional football.

International career

Goumas was a regular member of the Greece national team since making his debut in February 1999 against

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. He was part of the Greece squad that won the

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Managerial career

On 30 May 2012, he was announced as the head coach of

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, replacing

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. On 3 December 2014, Goumas took officially the technical leadership of the Greece U19 as announced by the EPO. The historical defeat of our team to 10-0 from Switzerland U19 was the end of Vasilis Tzalokostas from the technical leadership. The veteran ace of Panathinaikos will be responsible for both U18 and U19 national teams. Prior to that Goumas has worked in

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Career statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Panathinaikos *

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: 1995, 1996, 2004 *

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: 1995, 2004; runner-up: 1997–98, 1998–99, 2006–07 Greece * European Championship: 2004

References

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