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In [[2005]], he moved to Portugal to play for SL Benfica based at Estádio da Luz, precisely the same statium where he won the [[Euro 2004]] final for [[Greece]]. In July [[2007]], Karagounis returned to [[Greece]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]. | In [[2005]], he moved to Portugal to play for SL Benfica based at Estádio da Luz, precisely the same statium where he won the [[Euro 2004]] final for [[Greece]]. In July [[2007]], Karagounis returned to [[Greece]] and [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]. | ||
| − | Karagounis captained Greece's entry to the [[1998]] UEFA Under-21 Championship, and the team came very close to winning, losing 1-0 to Spain in the final. After that, Karagounis soon became a regular on the [[National Football Team|national team]]. He has earned 120 caps so far in his career (June [[2012]]) making him the most capped Greek player (jointly with [[Theodoros Zagorakis]]). He has scored | + | Karagounis captained Greece's entry to the [[1998]] UEFA Under-21 Championship, and the team came very close to winning, losing 1-0 to Spain in the final. After that, Karagounis soon became a regular on the [[National Football Team|national team]]. He has earned 120 caps so far in his career (June [[2012]]) making him the most capped Greek player (jointly with [[Theodoros Zagorakis]]). He has scored 9 goals. |
Karagounis was on the Euro 2008 team. During the game against Spain, Giorgios Karagounis received his sixth yellow card at the European Championship (four in 2004 and two in 2008) breaking the record he shared with Hagi, Nedved and Zambrotta. | Karagounis was on the Euro 2008 team. During the game against Spain, Giorgios Karagounis received his sixth yellow card at the European Championship (four in 2004 and two in 2008) breaking the record he shared with Hagi, Nedved and Zambrotta. | ||
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Giorgos Karagounis (Greek: Γιώργος Καραγκούνης; born March 6, 1977, in Pyrgos, Greece) is a football midfielder for Panathinaikos FC and Greece.
Karagounis's first professional team was Panathinaikos FC, but he joined Apollon Athens before playing a game with the senior team. After two successful years with Apollon, Karagounis came back to Panathinaikos in 1998. He would be a fixture in the senior team for the next five years. Although Panthinaikos did not win an Alpha Ethniki title during these years, the team was always a contender, and it had good runs in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup, and Karagounis scored some big goals for the team. In 2003, Karagounis headed to Italy to play for Inter. He did not play much, only getting two starts, but his performance in Euro 2004 might have improved his standing in the team for next year. He scored the first goal of this tournament (Euro 2004) against Portugal, helping Greece to win by 2-1. In 2005, he moved to Portugal to play for SL Benfica based at Estádio da Luz, precisely the same statium where he won the Euro 2004 final for Greece. In July 2007, Karagounis returned to Greece and Panathinaikos.
Karagounis captained Greece's entry to the 1998 UEFA Under-21 Championship, and the team came very close to winning, losing 1-0 to Spain in the final. After that, Karagounis soon became a regular on the national team. He has earned 120 caps so far in his career (June 2012) making him the most capped Greek player (jointly with Theodoros Zagorakis). He has scored 9 goals.
Karagounis was on the Euro 2008 team. During the game against Spain, Giorgios Karagounis received his sixth yellow card at the European Championship (four in 2004 and two in 2008) breaking the record he shared with Hagi, Nedved and Zambrotta.
He captained Greece in WC 2010 in South Africa, leading Greece in their first ever World Cup victory (2-1 over Nigeria).
He also captained the national team in Euro 2012 helping Greece to qualify for the quarterfinals with a first-half injury-time goal to stun heavily-favoured Russia 1-0. The Russia game marked Karagounis' 120th international appearance which equaled Theodoros Zagorakis' record.
