Zacharias Kavousakis ( el, Ζαχαρίας Καβουσάκης, born 11 January 1989) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Kavousakis started his career with local

Heraklion Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban A ...

-based Superleague club

Ergotelis The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), commonly known simply as Ergotelis ( el, Εργοτέλης), ...

and signed his first professional contract on 21 February 2008. He remained at the club for 7 seasons mostly as a back-up goalkeeper, making a total of 32 appearances across all competitions. On 23 July 2015, Kavousakis signed a 3-year contract with

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side AEL, with whom he celebrated promotion to the Superleague, again mostly as a back-up keeper. After 1,5 years on 28 January 2017, Kavousakis was released from his contract with the club on mutual consent, after the arrival of Kostas Theodoropoulos effectively demoted him to 3rd-choice keeper. One day after his release from AEL, on 29 January 2017, Kavousakis signed a 6-month contract with fellow Superleague side

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

. but left the club at the end of the season having made no official appearances. In September 2017, Kavousakis signed with

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 ...

side

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, with whom he had 9 full 90' appearances until relations with the club fell through and he was released in December. After three years without club, Kavousakis signed with

on 26 February 2020. In the summer of 2020, Kavousakis signed a new three-year deal with the club until July 2023, after the club was promoted to the

Football League Greece The Football League ( el, Φούτμπολ Λιγκ) was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super Lea ...

for the 2020-21 season.Ανακοίνωση: Ανανέωσε ο Ζαχαρίας Καβουσάκης!
panserraikosfc.gr, 1 June 2021

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kavousakis, Zacharias 1989 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Ergotelis F.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Panetolikos F.C. players Panserraikos F.C. players Super League Greece players Footballers from Heraklion Greek men's footballers