Theofilos Karasavvidis

Theofilos Karasavvidis
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-04-27) 27 April 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Giannitsa, Greece
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Apollon Smyrnis 187 (20)
1995–1997 Olympiacos 27 (2)
1997–1999 Panionios 47 (14)
1999–2000 Polisportiva Sassari Torres 35 (20)
2000 Como 4 (0)
2001 Catania 8 (0)
2001–2002 Lanciano 32 (7)
2002–2003 Frosinone 7 (0)
2003–2004 Pro Patria 20 (0)
2004–2005 Monza 20 (1)
2005–2006 Caratese 29 (10)
International career
1993 Greece U21 1 (0)
1992–1995 Greece 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Theofilos Karasavvidis (Greek: Θεόφιλος Καρασαββίδης; born 27 April 1971) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2][3]

Club career

Theofilos Karasavvidis started his career in 1989 until 1995 in Apollon Smyrnis. In 1995 he moved to Olympiacos, where he won the Greek Championship in the season 1996–97. In 1997, he moved to Panionios where he won the Greek Cup in the season 1997–98 against Panathinaikos at Karaiskakis Stadium.[4][5] In 1999, he moved to Italy, in Sassari, where he played for Polisportiva Sassari Torres, then for Como, for Catania and Lanciano. In 2002, he moved to Frosinone, Pro Patria, Monza and Caratese.

International career

Karasavvidis in 1993 he played for Greece U21 in a friendly match against Germany U21 ended 3-3.[6] He also played for Greece from 1992 until 1995, where on 29 January 1992, he made his debut in the senior team against Albania.[7]

After retirement

After retiring from competitive activity, he worked as a physiotherapist in a Wellness Center in Como. In February 2018, he returned to Sassari and was warmly welcomed by the Sassari Torres fans at the Stadio Vanni Sanna.[8] He also became the agent of some players such as Marios Oikonomou,[9] Dimitris Diamantakos,[10] Charalampos Lykogiannis.[11] He is the agent of Dušan Vlahović[12] of Fiorentina and Alfredo Morelos of Rangers.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 May 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Apollon Smyrnis 1989–90 Alpha Ethniki 28 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 4
1990–91 Alpha Ethniki 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 3
1991–92 Alpha Ethniki 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 3
1992–93 Alpha Ethniki 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 2
1993–94 Alpha Ethniki 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 4
1994–95 Alpha Ethniki 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 4
Olympiacos 1995-96 Alpha Ethniki 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
1996-97 Alpha Ethniki 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Panionios 1997-98 Alpha Ethniki 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3
1998-99 Alpha Ethniki 27 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 11
Sassari Torres 1999-00 Serie D 32 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 18
2000-01 Serie C 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Como 2000-01 Serie B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Catania 2000-01 Serie C 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Lanciano 2001-02 Serie C 32 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 7
Frosinone 2002–03 Serie D 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
Pro Patria 2002–03 Serie C 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2003–04 Serie C 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Monza 2004-05 Serie C 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
Caratese 2005–06 Serie C 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 10
Career total 436 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 436 95

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Greece
1992 1 0
1994 1 0
1995 3 0
Total 5 0
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Greece U21
1993 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Club

Olympiacos
Panionios
Sassari Torres

Individual

Sassari Torres: 1999–00 (19 gol)

References

  1. ^ Theofilos Karasavvidis at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Theofilos Karasavvidis at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ Footballdatabse
  4. ^ "Panionios G.S.S. - Panathinaikos A.O. 1:0". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Το Κύπελλο του Πανιώνιου το 1998". www.gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Germany U21 - Greece U21 3:3". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Albania vs. Greece". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Theo Karasavvidis festeggiato in tribuna e dalla Curva Nord". www.lanuovasardegna.it. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Oikonomou, parla l'agente: "Marios merita la serie A. Futuro a Napoli? Si può fare ma credo che non sarebbe titolare"". www.forzazzurri.net. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Calciomercato Inter/ News, Karasavvidis (ag. FIFA): Mitroglou, non è finita. Diamantakos? Già diverse proposte (esclusiva)". www.ilsussidiario.net. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  11. ^ "In compagnia del suo procuratore, l'ex attaccante della Torres Theofilos Karasavvidis, Lykogiannīs ha potuto solamente rilasciare questa dichiarazione: "Sono molto felice di essere arrivato in questa squadra"". www.calciocasteddu.it. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Fiorentina.it ha contattato in esclusiva il suo agente, Theofilos Karasavvidis". www.fiorentina.it. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Rangers set asking price for Alfredo Morelos as Aston Villa linked". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Karasavvidis, Theofilos". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.