Full name Giannis Taralidis Name Giannis Taralidis Place of birth Aridaia, Greece Role Footballer | Years Team Height 1.88 m 1999–2003 Paniliakos Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1981-05-17) 17 May 1981 (age 34) Playing position | ||
Giannis Taralidis (Greek: Γιάννης Ταραλίδης, born 17 May 1981) is a Greek footballer currently playing for Ermis Aradippou in the Cypriot First Division as a Midfielder.
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Career
Taralidis started his career by APS Almopos Arideas. In 1999, at the age of eighteen started his professional career with the Paniliakos. He remained in the club until 2003 . Paniliakos struggled between Super League and Football League during that period.
In January 2004, Taralidis signed with Olympiacos, in which he remained until 2007. It is worth mentioning that Olympiacos, during that period, had a squad of great players that competed in the same position with the Taralidis ( Karembeu, Yaya Toure, Ieroklis Stoltidis, Pantelis Kafes) so it was not easy for a young player to get equal opportunities for playing. On 18 February 2005 he made his first appearance with the club in the UEFA Europa League in a victory 1-0 against FC Sochaux.
After 45 appearances with Olympiacos in all competitions, in the summer of 2007 he signed with OFI Crete made a total of 46 appearances with the club in the next two years in SuperLeague. In 2007, he participated with OFI Crete in UEFA Intertoto Cup. In the summer of 2008 had significant offers to join the two leading Cypriot football clubs Omonia and Anorthosis , but he denied due to family obligations and remained with his club, promoted to 3rd team captain. In 2009, he joined Levadiakos. In his first season, he participated in SuperLeague, but the next season due to relegation played in the Football League. In 2011, due to lack of offers, he signed with Glyfada, in Football League 2. In 2012-2013, played with Doxa Drama, in the Football League as a team captain.
The summer of 2013 he signed a contract with Nea Salamina in the First Division in Cyprus. He was elected team captain. After half season in Nea Salamina, Taralidis signed a contract for six months with Ermis Aradippou, and renew his contract for a year.
Ermis Aradippou FC have been crowned Cypriot Super Cup champions after a 95th-minute winner from Taralidis earned them a 2-1 victory over APOEL FC – three minutes after the Nicosia outfit had levelled the match. The historic win, coming just two weeks after Ermis were knocked out of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round by BSC Young Boys, marked their first ever domestic trophy success. It also meant revenge on the big stage for Ermis, who lost to APOEL in the Cyprus Cup final last May. In summer 2015, he signed a year contract with Kissamikos.On 5 April 2016, he signed a year contract with another Cypriot club Karmiotissa for an undisclosed fee.On 23 June 2017, he returned back to Ermis Aradippou signing a two-year contract.
National Teams
In 2001, he participated with Greece U21 in the Mediterranean Games. Additionally, he participated with the Greek Olympic team in the 2004 Olympic Games, playing all the games in the group stage. He scored on a draw play against South Korea, and in the game against Mexico.