Theofanis Gekas - Revision history

Dutch Eagle: /* Trivia */Two trivia added.

2020-07-13T19:36:29Z

Trivia: Two trivia added.

Dutch Eagle: Update of his career and retirement

2018-11-28T11:30:59Z

Update of his career and retirement

Sporting at 16:28, April 27, 2017

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Irlandos: /* At VfL Bochum */

2012-01-08T09:52:02Z

At VfL Bochum

Irlandos at 09:49, January 8, 2012

2012-01-08T09:49:17Z

Irlandos at 09:47, January 8, 2012

2012-01-08T09:47:01Z

Irlandos at 09:46, January 8, 2012

2012-01-08T09:46:27Z

Irlandos at 07:53, June 25, 2011

2011-06-25T07:53:34Z

Irlandos at 07:52, June 25, 2011

2011-06-25T07:52:48Z

Irlandos at 07:49, June 25, 2011

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 * Gekas was a successful [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman wrestler]] in his youth. But his father advised him to concentrate on football.
 * Gekas is the only of two players to have topped the Greek scoring charts in a season in which he played for two teams.
 == Links ==

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-{{Football player infobox
 [[File:Fanis Gekas Panathinaikos.jpeg|250px|thumb|right|Fanis Gekas playing for Panathinaikos]]
-'''Theofanis Gekas''' (greek: ''Θεοφάνης Γκέκας'', born [[May 23]], [[1980]], [[Larissa]], [[Greece]]) is a footballer who recently signed for Samsunspor. He has been very successful during the last years being top goalscorer of the Greek League (17 goals) in 2005 and runner-up in 2006 (15 goals). He has also won 55 caps of the [[National Football Team|Greek National Team]]. Gekas has been described as a prolific forward with a vision for goal.
 == In Greece ==
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 Bayer Leverkusen acquired him after the [[2007]] season. In January [[2009]], he was loaned out to English club Portsmouth until the end of the season. In December of that same year he was loaned out to Hertha Berlin, until the end of the [[2009]]-[[2010]] season, in their attempt to stay in the top-flight of German football.
-In May 2010, Gekas signed for Eintracht Franfurt. He scored a total of 23 goals in 48 appearances for Eintracht and then, on [[January 7]], [[2012]], Gekas made history when he became the first footballer from [[Greece]] to sign for a Turkish club - Samsunspor.
+In May 2010, Gekas signed for Eintracht Franfurt. He scored a total of 23 goals in 48 appearances for Eintracht and then, on [[January 7]], [[2012]], Gekas made history when he became the first footballer from [[Greece]] to sign for a Turkish club - Samsunspor. His spells at clubs became shorter and shorter as he played for Levante (Spain), Akhisar Belediyespor (Turkey), Konyaspor (Turkey), again Akhisar Belediyespor, Eskisehirspor (Turkey), Sion (Switzerland) and Sivasspor (Turkey) till he retired in [[2017]].
 == Trivia ==

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 {{Football player infobox
 | playername = Theofanis Gekas
-| image =
+| image = Fanis Gekas Panathinaikos.jpeg
 | fullname = Θεοφάνης Γκέκας
 | nickname =
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 | ntupdate = [[January 8]], [[2012]]
 }}
 '''Theofanis Gekas''' (greek: ''Θεοφάνης Γκέκας'', born [[May 23]], [[1980]], [[Larissa]], [[Greece]]) is a footballer who recently signed for Samsunspor. He has been very successful during the last years being top goalscorer of the Greek League (17 goals) in 2005 and runner-up in 2006 (15 goals). He has also won 55 caps of the [[National Football Team|Greek National Team]]. Gekas has been described as a prolific forward with a vision for goal.

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 With [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]], Gekas scored 23 goals in 41 appearances. In the season 2005/2006 Gekas made his debut in the UEFA Champions League and came second in the Greek top goalscorers list.
-== At VfL Bochum ==
+== Abroad ==
 [[Image:Gekas-bochum.jpg|thumb|200px|Gekas celebrates a goal for Bochum]]
 The German Second division club VfL Bochum was already interested in Gekas in the spring of 2006, but [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] wanted 1.5 Million Euro for its forward which was too much money for the German club.
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 Bayer Leverkusen acquired him after the [[2007]] season. In January [[2009]], he was loaned out to English club Portsmouth until the end of the season. In December of that same year he was loaned out to Hertha Berlin, until the end of the [[2009]]-[[2010]] season, in their attempt to stay in the top-flight of German football.
 In May 2010, Gekas signed for Eintracht Franfurt. He scored a total of 23 goals in 48 appearances for Eintracht and then, on [[January 7]], [[2012]], Gekas made history when he became the first footballer from [[Greece]] to sign for a Turkish club - Samsunspor.
 == Trivia ==

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 | years = 1998-2001<br/>2001-2005<br/>2005-2006<br/>2006-2007<br/>2007-2010<br/>2009<br/>2010<br/>2010-2011
 | clubs = [[AE Larisa FC|AE Larisa 1964]]<br/>[[Kallithea FC]]<br>[[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]<br/>VfL Bochum<br/>Bayer Leverkusen<br/>Portsmouth<br/>Hertha Berlin<br/>Eintracht Franfurt
-| caps(goals) = 61 (15)<br/>99 (46)<br/>41 (23)<br/>32 (20)<br/>50 (13)<br/>1 (0)<br/>17 (6)<br/>34 (16)
+| caps(goals) = 61 (15)<br/>99 (46)<br/>41 (23)<br/>32 (20)<br/>50 (13)<br/>1 (0)<br/>17 (6)<br/>48 (23)
 | nationalyears = 2004-current
 | nationalteam = [[Greece national football team|Greece]]
-| nationalcaps(goals) = 52 (20)
+| nationalcaps(goals) = 55 (21)
-| pcupdate = [[June 25]], [[2011]]
+| pcupdate = [[January 8]], [[2012]]
-| ntupdate = [[June 25]], [[2011]]
+| ntupdate = [[January 8]], [[2012]]
 }}
-'''Theofanis Gekas''' (greek: ''Θεοφάνης Γκέκας'', born [[May 23]], [[1980]], [[Larissa]], [[Greece]]) is a footballer who recently signed for Samsunspor. He has been very successful during the last years being top goalscorer of the Greek League (17 goals) in 2005 and runner-up in 2006 (15 goals). He has also won 52 caps of the [[National Football Team|Greek National Team]]. Gekas has been described as a prolific forward with a vision for goal.
+'''Theofanis Gekas''' (greek: ''Θεοφάνης Γκέκας'', born [[May 23]], [[1980]], [[Larissa]], [[Greece]]) is a footballer who recently signed for Samsunspor. He has been very successful during the last years being top goalscorer of the Greek League (17 goals) in 2005 and runner-up in 2006 (15 goals). He has also won 55 caps of the [[National Football Team|Greek National Team]]. Gekas has been described as a prolific forward with a vision for goal.
 == In Greece ==

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 | cityofbirth = [[Larissa]]
 | countryofbirth =  [[Greece]]
-| currentclub  = Eintracht Frankfurt
+| currentclub  = Samsunspor
 | position = Striker
 | youthyears =