Vasilis Torosidis
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Vasileios Torosidis | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Xanthi, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Full back Midfielder |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bologna | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skoda Xanthi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Skoda Xanthi | 76 | (3) |
| 2007–2013 | Olympiacos | 134 | (12) |
| 2013–2016 | Roma | 60 | (4) |
| 2016– | Bologna | 23 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Greece | 90 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:41, 25 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Vasileios "Vasilis" Torosidis (Greek: Βασίλης Τοροσίδης; born 10 June 1985) is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Bologna and is captain of the Greece national team.
Torosidis made his senior debut for Skoda Xanthi on 19 April 2003 at the age of 17 and scored his first goal in the Super League against Iraklis on 17 October 2005. Having made 76 impressive appearances for the club during a five-year stint, Torosidis drew the attention of the top Greek clubs AEK Athens, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. He eventually joined Olympiacos on a five-year deal on 1 January 2007.
Torosidis moved to Olympiacos in January 2007 and scored his first goal with the team against PAOK on 21 January 2007. He scored his first European goal for Olympiacos in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup 1st round 5–0 home leg win against FC Nordsjælland and scored another one in the competition's Group Stage 4–0 home win against Hertha BSC.
Torosidis signed a renewal with Olympiacos in the summer of 2009 that will expire on 31 June 2013, which included a buy-out fee of €7 million. He has been monitored by such clubs as Newcastle United,Roma,Juventus,Atlético Madrid, and Bayern Munich.
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