Vasilios Karagounis

Vasilios Karagounis
Personal information
Full name Vasilios Karagounis
Date of birth (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994
Place of birth Lamia, Greece
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Full back
Club information
Current team
 Iraklis
Number 32
Youth career
2007–2010 Atromitos
2010–2012 Udinese
2012–2013 Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Udinese Primavera 35 (2)
2012–2016 Olympiacos 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Aris (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2015 → Reggina (loan) 20 (0)
2015–2016 → AEL Limassol (loan) 5 (0)
2016– Iraklis 3 (0)
National team‡
2009–2011 Greece U17 12 (1)
2012–2013 Greece U19 8 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2013

Vasilios Karagounis (Greek: Βασίλειος Καραγκούνης, born 18 January 1994), is a Greek footballer who plays for Iraklis as a Right back.

Career

Karagounis started his career at Atromitos then moved to Italy for Udinese Primavera, from which Olympiacos bought him in the summer of 2012. In 2013/14 season was loaned to Aris, where he played in 12 games in the Super League and a Greek Cup match.[1]

The season after, Karagounis agreed with the Reggina and even participated in the workout of his new team on loan from Olympiacos, as stated by "strettoweb.com".[2][3] Reggina will participate in the third category of Italy, as was demoted from Serie B last season (2013/14). According to the newspaper, Karagounis intended for the left side of defense, although his natural position is in the right. On May 20, 2015 Karagounis solved his contract with Reggina.[4]

On 3 August 2015, Karagounis signs a year contract with AEL Limassol on loan from Olympiacos. The young defender passed the necessary medical tests and the Cypriot club announced his borrowing.[5][6] On 1 February 2016, he signed a 2,5 years contract with Iraklis for an undisclosed fee that will keep him to the club till summer 2018.[7]

Personal life

His brother Thanasis Karagounis is also a footballer who currently plays for PEC Zwolle.

References

  1. ↑ "Στη Ρετζίνα ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης". redplanet.gr. 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Reggina: Karagounis è arrivato al Sant'Agata". www.strettoweb.com. 6 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Δανεικός στην Ρετζίνα ο Βασίλης Καραγκούνης!". iapopsi.gr. 6 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Reggina: Karagounis rescinde, ricorso al Coni il 20 maggio". ildispaccio.it. 20 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Στην ΑΕΛ Λεμεσού ο Καραγκούνης". www.gavros.gr. 3 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Στην ΑΕ Λεμεσού ο Καραγκούνης". www.sport-fm.gr. 3 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Iraklis announce the transfers of Monteiro and Karagounis". www.sdna.gr. 1 February 2016.


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