Full name Athanassios Prittas Years Team Position Midfielder Number 55 Height 1.83 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Athanassios Prittas Current team Nea Kavala F.C. | |
Date of birth (1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 36) Similar People Otto Rehhagel, Fernando Santos, Sergio Markarian, Claudio Ranieri, Kostas Tsanas | ||
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
Athanassios "Sakis" Prittas (Greek: Θανάσης Πρίττας; born 9 January 1979) is a Greek footballer who plays for Kavala F.C. in the Greek Football League, as midfielder.
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Career
Thanasis Prittas began his career in Poseidon Michanionas. In Michaniona he played 34 matches and scored 4 goals, amongst them a famous goal to eliminate AEK Athens in the Greek Cup. He then moved to Skoda Xanthi F.C. where he stayed from 1999 to 2005. He established himself as one of the key players in the team, playing in 97 league games and scoring 5 goals. In 2005, Prittas moved to Salonica to play for Iraklis F.C. where he stayed for 2 seasons before moving to city rivals Aris Thessaloniki F.C.. He has played about 80 matches and scored 2 goals in the yellow-black jersey. He is loved special from the team's fans. For many, he is the leader in center. He is good at passing and marking-heading, and he is very passioned in every game, something who makes him dear for the fans. But in 2011 November, he stayed out from team's mission for 3 consecutive matches, and has problems with coach Michal Probierz. He also made things harder, when in one interview, he said public what he felt.
International career
On 1 June 2010, he was named in the 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, although he did not feature in any game during the tournament.