Thanasis Karagounis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lamia, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Winger Attacking midfielder |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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PEC Zwolle | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Akadimia Lamia | |||
| Androutsos Gravia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Fokikos | 30 | (4) |
| 2009–2014 | Atromitos | 85 | (8) |
| 2014– | PEC Zwolle | 20 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Greece U-19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Greece U-21 | 9 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011 |
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Thanasis Karagounis (Greek: Θανάσης Καραγκούνης; born 25 September 1991) is a Greek footballer who plays as a midfielder for PEC Zwolle in the Dutch Eredivisie.
He started his professional career in 2008 with Fokikos, making 30 appearances in the Football League 2 and scoring 4 goals.
In summer 2009 he joined the newly promoted Beta Ethniki championsAtromitos,.
He was part of the Atromitos team who were runners-up of the 2010–11 Greek Cup, after losing 0–3 to AEK Athens. Thanasis only made 2 appearances in Atromitos' way to the final, one as a starter against Anagennisi Giannitsa for the fourth phase and one as a substitute against Diagoras for the second leg of the quarter finals. He scored his first goal with the club on May 3, 2014 in an away loss 2-1 against Twente.
In January 2014, he signed a 2,5 years' contract with PEC Zwolle for a transfer fee of €300.000. He made his debut with the club in January, 18th as a substitute in a 1-2 home loss against Vitesse Arnhem. Karagounis injured on his lip during the Dutch cup match between PEC Zwolle and NEC Nijmegen at IJsseldelta stadium on March 26, 2014 in Zwolle. On November 25, 2014 Karagounis injured again in his knee losing the rest of the 2014/15 season.
In July 2015, after a very difficult year for the defender marred by injury (185 days to be exact), according to voetbal international, Karagounis' return as the PEC Zwolle midfielder was postponed when there was a setback during his rehabilitation from a cruciate ligament injury. It remains a question whether there is a need for another operation.
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