Profile Angelos Charisteas

Personal information :

Full name : Angelos Charisteas
Date of birth : 9 February 1980
Place of birth : Serres, Greece
Height : 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position : Striker, Winger
Current club : Schalke 04
Number : 15
Senior career :
1997–2002 Aris Thessaloniki
1998–1999 Athinaikos (loan)
2002–2005 Werder Bremen
2005–2006 Ajax
2006–2007 Feyenoord
2007–2010 1. FC Nuremberg
2009 Bayer Leverkusen (loan)
2010 Arles-Avignon
2011– Schalke 04
National team :
2001– Greece

Club Football

Aris Thessaloniki FC

After a few years performing for non-league Strimonikos Serron Charisteas ultimately activated his businesswoman career with Greek side Aris Thessaloniki. It was during his former season at Aris that Charisteas activated making a name for himself, scoring twice within nine fits as they won the Greek second separation within 1997–98. Charisteas activated well within his former season within the Greek top league and got further noticed when he scored twice within the locally derby against Thessaloniki rivals PAOK. The striker made twelve impressions within the Alpha Ethniki – six as a spare – ahead of a credit at Athinaikos within 1998–99. He replaced towards Aris the consecutive season and made his European debut within a UEFA Cup defeat via Celta de Vigo at the age of 19. Charisteas was continuously growing and within the 2000–01 season scored seven goals, his greatest replace within Aris' colours.

Werder Bremen

Having been monitored via scouts from a number of Europe's leading sides, he was signed via German Bundesliga side Werder Bremen within the summer of 2002. He had a successful former season scoring nine goals within 31 impressions within the Bundesliga and two goals from four toys within the UEFA Cup. Then within 2003–04, Bremen won the Bundesliga and the German Cup with Charisteas scoring four goals from 24 appearances.

AFC Ajax

In the 2004–05 season, Charisteas scored five goals within 11 fits for Bremen, ahead of transporting towards the Netherlands towards play for AFC Ajax for a reported €4.5 million fee. Greece national team instructor Otto Rehhagel had publicly urged Charisteas towards endeavour towards move towards another club during the January 2005 shift window within order towards get many first-team action. Ajax installed the bill as they were wishing towards encounter a substitute for Swedish international striker Zlatan Ibrahimović, whom had been sold towards Juventus. Charisteas made his Ajax debut onto 23 January 2005 against FC Utrecht and scored his former goal four days afterwards against SC Heerenveen. However, he alone managed three many toys everybody season. Charisteas netted house eight goals within the 2005–06 season, which covered a late winner against Vitesse. Charisteas missed Greece's crucial match within the World Cup qualifying due towards a brain sting obtained as soon as colliding with Arsenal's Kolo Touré within a Champions League match which Ajax forgotten 2–1. Under novel Ajax instructor Henk ten Cate, Charisteas was the 5th striker rear Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Markus Rosenberg, Ryan Babel, and Rydell Poepon. Ten Cate explained this via remarking that Charisteas is a great striker for the 4-4-2-system, but not for the 4-3-3-system which is performed for Ajax.

Feyenoord

Despite stating that he was alone interested within a move towards England or Germany, Charisteas signed for arch-rivals Feyenoord within Rotterdam onto 31 August 2006, the final day of the summer shift window. This move inflicted a great import of agitation within Rotterdam with branches of Het Legioen, stating that they did not need an Ajax musician at their club, protesting the move at De Kuip with the chant "Wij willen geen neus." (translated as: "we don't need a nose," nose being derogatory slang for Ajax players) and required that chiefs Jorien van den Herik resign. Despite the protests, Charisteas made his debut for Feyenoord onto ten September against Sparta Rotterdam and performed the full game. He ultimately scored his former goal for his novel club within his tenth game. Although he appeared towards possess convinced a number of fans at a certain degree, Charisteas never enjoyed a nice correlation with Feyenoord supporters. He ceased the season having performed a gross of 28 toys for Feyenoord, netting nine goals.

Nuremberg

On six July 2007, 1. FC Nuremberg proved a import with Feyenoord towards sign Charisteas onto a four-year import quality €2.5 million. Charisteas scored his former two official team goals within a 6–0 victory against fourth separation club SC Victoria Hamburg.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

On two February 2009, he was loaned out towards Bayer Leverkusen until the end of the season, assisting the team towards benefit the final of the German Cup.

Nuremberg

The 2009–10 season (where he replaced back towards freshly heralded Nuremberg) Charisteas due his scarcity of goals. His former goal of the season arrived onto 12 March 2010, when he scored the successful goal within the 1–2 away victory against Hertha BSC, assisting Nuremberg towards skirt the relegation, ahead of Otto Rehhagel branded him within the Greek National Team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

AC Arles-Avignon

After the World Cup 2010, Charisteas signed for Arles, with his team mate Angelos Basinas, within the Ligue 1. He did not manage towards score a goal ahead of his contract was terminated onto November 2010.

FC Schalke 04

On thirty January 2011, FC Schalke 04 formalized his arrival. Charisteas signed a contract until the end of the season (30 June 2011). In his debut match for Schalke, he scored the second goal within a 2-1 house victory against Eintracht Frankfurt. It was his former touch with the ball as soon as having performed for 52 seconds.

International career

Having been a frequent musician for the Greek Under-21 side, Charisteas made his senior international debut within February 2001 within a 3–3 draw against Russia. His impact was immediate as he scored two of the goals for Greece that day. His prolific goal scoring persisted, ultimately assisting his team qualify for the UEFA Euro 2004 Championship. During the winning Euro 2004 campaign, Charisteas scored three goals: one within the category level against Spain, one against France within the quarterfinals and the successful goal against Portugal within the final. His contribution towards the team and his impact within the competition was further acknowledged when he was named within the Euro 2004 All-star Team and he was also tabled for 2004 European Footballer of the year honor, whereas he ceased 11th within votes. In January 2007, Charisteas told Dutch football journal Voetbal International that successful Euro 2004 was an unbelievable experience which he would not swap for everybody the finance within the world: “Even within 50 years moment, everybody shall remember that I scored the goal which made Greece the winners of Europe. We wrote history and my life affected completely at that point.”

In the qualifying rounds for UEFA Euro 2008, Charisteas scored three goals, assisting Greece towards automatically qualify for the competition with two toys left. He would go onto towards be one of few Greek musicians whom served well at Euro 2008, scoring the defending champions' alone goal of the tournament within the 2–1 defeat towards Spain. He also scored three goals for his nation within the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. Charisteas was portion of the squad that drifted towards South Africa for the final tournament, whereas he performed one toy and he was the alone musician with Giourkas Seitaridis, Kostas Katsouranis, Georgios Karagounis and the goalkeeper Kostas Chalkias whom participate within two European cup and a World Cup. Angelos Charisteas become the second top scorer for the National Football Team of Greece with 24 goals, 5 less than retired Nikos Anastopoulos.