Dimitris Kolovetsios (

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: Δημήτρης Κολοβέτσιος; born 16 October 1991) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for Turkish

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club

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Club career

AEL

Born and raised in

Larissa 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 ...

, Kolovetsios began playing football with his boyhood football club AEL.

PAS Giannina

In 2012, Kolovetsios transferred to

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side

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

. His impressing performances attracted the interest of many topflight Greek teams such as

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 ...

, PAOK and

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 ...

AEK Athens

In the summer of 2014, Kolovetsios signed with

for €250,000. He made his debut on 29 August in a match against Fokikos for the first round of the

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. He finished the season with a total of 27 appearances and 2 goals. On 27 June 2017, it was officially announced that the player's contract with AEK was not renewed and the player is now a free agent.

Panathinaikos

On 3 July 2017, Kolovetsios joined

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 ...

on a two-year deal. The 26 year old defender signed a two year deal after leaving

as a free agent, but in the first half of the

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his performances have largely been solid but unspectacular. Having started the season as third choice centre back behind Rodrigo Moledo and Giorgos Koutroubis, the Larissa born defender has gradually earned the trust of

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to become a starter at the expense of the latter. In addition to this, he can also provide cover at right back if need be. He has stepped in a few times when

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has been injured. On 4 January 2019, Kolovetsios agreed to a contract extension until the summer of 2022. Signed by

in the summer of 2017 on a free transfer from AEK, Kolovetsios has drastically improved under

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, earning a call up to the Ethniki squad along the way as a reward for his efforts. On 14 January 2019, Panathinaikos then turned the game on its head by taking a 2–1 lead in the 68th minute through Kolovetsios, who headed past Xanthi goalkeeper

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from the rebound after

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’ shot had been saved, in a 2–2 home draw against

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. It was his first goal with the club in all competitions. On 10 November 2019, former AEK Athens defender, Kolovetsios was left unmarked and scored a great header from a corner to give Panathinaikos a memorable 3–2 comeback win against rivals

. On 1 July 2020, with two minutes left Kolovetsios rose highest to score after a corner delivered by

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, in a 2–0 home win game against

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Kayserispor

On 15 September 2020,

has announced the signing of the Greek defender on a two years contract for an undisclosed fee. The Turkish club had agreed with both Panathinaikos (it will keep a resale rate of 30%) and the player, but they had to wait for a while for the transfers' ban to be lifted permanently, imposed on them last season for breaches of the licensing regulation. On 23 December 2021, Kolovetsios was extremely unlucky in the match between his club and

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, as a forced change was made due to injury and the examinations he underwent showed that he had a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, that will keep him in the sidelines for at least six months. In June 2022, Kolovetsios extended his contract with

until 2023.Kolovetsios played his first match of the 2022-23 season against

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in the 1st week match of

on 6 August 2022 and remained on the field for 90 minutes.

International career

On 19 March 2019, Greece head coach

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announced the call-up of Mavrias for the match against

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and

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for

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. Anastasiadis called up Panathinaikos defender to replace

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in the squad for the upcoming qualifiers.

Career statistics

Club

(* Include

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) (** Include Greek Playoffs)

Honours

;AEK Athens *

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: 2014–15 *

: 2015–16

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolovetsios, Dimitrios 1991 births Living people Footballers from Larissa Greek footballers Association football defenders Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players PAS Giannina F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players Panathinaikos F.C. players Kayserispor footballers Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Süper Lig players Greek expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Greek expatriate sportspeople in Turkey