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Grigoris Makos (Greek: Γρηγόρης Μάκος; born on 18 January 1987 in Athens), is a Greek international football player who plays for Anorthosis Famagusta and the Greek national team as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Panionios
In 2000, Makos signed for Panionios from Ilioupoli at the age of 13. After impressing in the youth academy, he was eventually called up to the senior team in 2003 and made his debut in a game against Proodeftiki on 23 May 2004.[1] Makos scored his first goal for Panionios on 1 October 2005, against Levadiakos.[2] And his first ever European goal vs Bordeaux on 20 December 2007.[3] He was appointed captain in 2006 at the age of 19. During his time at the club, he had become one of Panionios' most important players making over 100 appearances for the club at the young age of 21 and guiding them to successive fifth place finishes. His impressive performances attracted interest from the "big three" of Greece and also from teams abroad.[4] In the end Makos agreed to join AEK Athens.[5]
AEK Athens
On 24 June 2009, AEK signed Makos for €800,000 from Panionios signing a five year deal with the Athenian club.[6] Soon after signing, Makos stated "One of the main reasons I decided to come here is because of Dusan Bajevic".[7] On 6 July, Makos decided to continue using the number 14 at AEK, a number which he has used since his youth career.[8]
On 20 August, Makos made his official debut for AEK, in the game versus Vaslui in the Europa League.[9] Makos made his league debut in the 0–1 away win over Atromitos on 30 August.[10] An unconvincing pre-season and start to the season seen Makos dropped from the starting 11 to the bench. In his first season at AEK, Makos made a total of 28 appearances, 21 in the league, one in the cup, and six in Europe.
The 2010–11 season started well for Makos. He impressed in the away victory against Dundee United for the Europa League play-offs,[11] as well as making good appearances in the pre-season friendlies. Makos continued his fine form throughout the regular season, cementing his place in the AEK first team, and won applause from AEK fans for his passionate tireless displays. In a season mired with disappointing displays for the team, Makos was one of few players who escaped criticism from AEK fans. Overall, his performances were much-improved over his first season at AEK, which was largely deemed as mediocre. The season ended in success as Makos won his first ever piece of silverware, the 2010-11 Greek Cup.[12]
Makos kicked off his third season in superb form, scoring his first ever goal for AEK Athens in the season opener in a 1–0 win against Ergotelis on 18 September 2011.[13] Due to his impressive performances, Makos became a regular in the Greece national team and played against Israel, Romania, Croatia and Latvia strengthening his chances of getting called up to the final squad for UEFA Euro 2012 having missed out on the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[14] On 8 May 2012, Makos scored his second goal for AEK against Panathinaikos in the Superleague Greece play off in the 2–0 home win over their arch rivals.[15] At the end of his third season at AEK, Makos made 34 appearances in total, 28 in the league, one in the cup, and five in Europe.[16]
1860 Munich
On 9 July 2012 Makos signed a two-year deal with German side TSV 1860 München for the transfer fee thought to be in the region of €465,000.[17][18] In 1860 Munich Makos met his former teammate in AEK Athens, Ismael Blanco. He was given the number 21.[19] He made 11 goaless appierances for 2.Bundesliga.
Anorthosis Famagusta
On 5 July 2013, Grigoris Makos signed a two-year contract with Anorthosis. [20]
International career
Greece Under 21
Soon after becoming a regular and captain at Panionios, Makos was called up to the Greece U-21 national squad and was made captain not long after his debut. After 17 appearances for the Under-21 side, he was called up to the senior side by Greece coach Otto Rehhagel.
Greece
Makos, here with Miroslav Klose, during Euro 2012 (22-06-2012)
Makos was called up to the Greek national team on 1 February 2008 and made his debut on 5 February 2008 in a friendly against Czech Republic,[21] he earned his second cap versus Cyprus on 19 May 2008.[22] On 9 November, Makos was called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches against Ukraine, however Makos did not feature in any of the legs.[23] On 28 February, Makos was called up for the World Cup preparation friendly against Senegal, he came on as a second half substitute and made his first appearance for the national team in over a year[24] On 11 May, Makos was named in Rehhagel's 30 man provisional World Cup squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup but did not make the final 23 man squad.[25]
Having become a regular member of new coach Fernando Santos's senior squad during the latter stages of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign on 19 May 2012, Makos was called up to the 23-man Greece national football team squad for UEFA Euro 2012, to be held in Poland and Ukraine. Makos made his debut in the tournament coming on as a substitute against Russia in a Euro 2012 group stage match for captain Giorgos Karagounis playing 24 minutes of the match as he helped Greece keep a 1–0 win against Russia to finish second in the group and set up a quarter finals match against Germany[26] where Makos started the game making it his second appearance in the tournament but Greece failed to surpass the Germans.[27]
Career statistics
Club
Correct as of 8 March 2014
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Greece League Greek Cup Europe Total
2003–04 Panionios Superleague 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2004–05 24 0 4 0 4 0 32 0
2005–06 23 3 2 0 0 0 25 3
2006–07 27 1 2 0 0 0 29 1
2007–08 27 0 2 0 5 1 34 1
2008–09 28 1 4 0 3 0 35 1
2009–10 AEK Athens 21 0 1 0 6 0 28 0
2010–11 26 0 7 0 7 0 40 0
2011–12 28 2 1 0 5 0 34 2
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2012–13 1860 München 2. Bundesliga 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Cyrpus Cyprus First Division Cypriot Cup Europe Total
2013–14 Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. Cyprus First Division 19 0 2 0 2 0 23 0
Career total 235 7 26 0 32 1 293 8
International
Greece national team
Year Apps Goals
2008 2 0
2010 2 0
2011 6 0
2012 3 0
Total 13 0
Last updated: 3 July 2012
Source: Grigoris Makos at National-Football-Teams.com
Honours
AEK Athens
Greek Cup: 1
2011
References
"Panionios vs. Proodeftiki match Report". Guardian.co.uk. 23 May 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
"Levadiakos vs. Panionios match Report". Guardian.co.uk. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
"Bordeaux fightback flattens Panionios". uefa.com. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
"Munich move for Panionios' Makos?". greeksoccer.com. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
"Panionios agree to sell Mako to AEK". sportingreece.com. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
"AEK FC sign Makos". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 24 June 2009.[dead link]
"Μάκος: "Να αξίζει η… ταλαιπωρία"". sportfm.gr (in Greek). 24 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
"Το "14" ο Μάκος, το "21" ο;". aek365.gr (in Greek). 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
"Vasului vs AEK report". uefa.com. Retrieved 20 August 2009.[dead link]
"VAtromitos vs AEK report". aekfc.gr. Retrieved 30 August 2009.[dead link]
"Στο επίκεντρο ο Μάκος". aek365.gr (in Greek). 20 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
"AEK 1–0 Ergotelis stats". guardian.com. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
"AEK Athens claim Greek Cup honours". uefa.com. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
"World Cup 2010: Greece boss Otto Rehhagel names squad". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
"AEK 2–0 Panathinaikos: Enosi claim Athens Derby as Panathinaikos advantage slips". footballhellas.com. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
"Grigoris Makos domestic record". uefa.com. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
"Makos signs for 1860". bundesliga.de. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
""Alles klar!": EM-Teilnehmer Grigoris Makos ist ein Löwe" ["All clear!": Euro participant Grigoris Makos is a lion]. tsv1860.de. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
"Grigoris Makos". transfermarkt.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
"Κυριος ο Γρηγόρης Μάκος". anorthosis.com. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
"Greece beat Czech Republic 1–0". sportingreece.com. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
"Greece vs. Cyprus (Fulltime Report)". greece.worldcupblog.org. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
"Otto Rehhagel Announces Greece Squad For World Cup Playoff Against Ukraine". goal.com. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
"Rehhagel announces squad for Senegal date". FIFA.com. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
"Greece coach Otto Rehhagel names 30-man provisional World Cup squad". guardian.co.uk (London). 11 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
"Karagounis fires Greece into last eight". UEFA.com. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
"Germany overpower Greece in Gdansk". UEFA.com. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
External links
Grigoris Makos at tsv1860.de (German)
Official Hellenic Football Federation profile (Greek)
Grigorios Makos Facts
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