Angelos Basinas

Infobox Football biography
playername = Angelos Basinas


fullname = Angelos Basinas
Άγγελος Μπασινάς
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|1|3
cityofbirth = Chalkida
countryofbirth = Greece
height = height|m=1.80
position = Defensive Midfielder
currentclub = AEK Athens
clubnumber = 14
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995–2005
2006–2008
2008-
clubs = Panathinaikos
RCD Mallorca
AEK Athens
caps(goals) = 199 (27)
075 0(1)
005 0(0)
nationalyears = 1999–
nationalteam = Greece
nationalcaps(goals) = 095 0(7)
pcupdate = 5 October (UTC)
ntupdate = 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Angelos Basinas ( _el. Άγγελος Μπασινάς, born on 3 January 1976 in Chalkida, Greece) is a Greek international football player currently playing as a defensive midfielder for AEK Athens in the Greek Super League.

Club career

Panathinaikos

Basinas started his career with Greek giants Panathinaikos, during his time at Panathinaikos he won both the leagueand the Greek Cup in 2004.After a row broke out between Basinas the manager and the Panathinaikos board over wages, Basinas was released on September 21 2005, which brought an end to a career at the club which lasted over 10 years, during this time he made over 200 appearances for the club scoring many crucial goals both domesticaly and in european competitions [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=343211.html Basinas quits PAO] ] .

RCD Mallorca

Although rumored to go to Birmingham City, Everton, AEK Athens and Olympiacos during the 2006 Winter transfer window, Basinas signed a contract with RCD Mallorca preferring to leave Greece and avoid the Premier League.In the second half of the 05/06 season, Basinas completed a successful first period at Mallorca, helping to save the team from relegation proving a key part of the struggling teams survival.In his second year at the club he helped the team to finish in 7th position, one point from european qualification.He was released by Mallorca in July 1 2008 after his contract came to an end.

AEK Athens

On 31 July 2008 he signed a 3-year contract with AEK Athens [ [http://www.aekfc.gr/index.asp?a_id=74&n_id=4307 AEK FC sign Basinas] ] choosing the number 14. Angelos Basinas will be earning 1.1 Million per year.

International career

Basinas won his first cappa in a 3-1 win over El Salvador on August 18 1999 and scored his first goal in just his second match, also against El Salvador just two days later. He has remained a part of the national team setup since his debut and has been a regular since Otto Rehhagel took over in 2001.

He was a key player in Greece's shock European Championship victory, scoring a penalty in his country's 2-1 upset win over host team Portugal in the tournament's opening game. Basinas was a vital player in the hard working midfield of the Greek team throughout the tournament. In the final, Charisteas scored the winning goal for Greece against Portugal off a corner kick by Basinas, which saw Greece win the trophy.

After Theodoros Zagorakis retired, Basinas was selected to take the captains arm band.

Honours

Panathinaikos
*Greek League: 1996, 2004
*Greek Cup: 2004

Greece
*European Championship: 2004

References

External links

* [http://www.aggelosbasinas.gr/ Official Website]

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