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Ioannis Amanatidis (Greek: Ιωάννης Αμανατίδης, Greek pronunciation: [ˈʝanis amanaˈtiðis]; born 3 December 1981 in Kozani, Greece) is a retired Greek footballer.

Career
Club

Amanatidis family immigrated when he was nine years old to Stuttgart where he joined SC Stuttgart. Two years later he went to VfB Stuttgart academy. In 2002 he started his Bundesliga career having already played on loan for Greuther Fürth in lower divisions. After a clash with then VfB Stuttgart coach Felix Magath over his lack of opportunities he was given on loan to struggling Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt where he impressed despite the eventual relegation of the team to second division.

In the summer he signed on free to Kaiserslautern, but after only one season he signed again to the newly promoted Eintracht Frankfurt side and has been instrumental in the team's attack ever since scoring regularly and eventually becoming the captain of the team since the 2007–08 season.

In April 2008, it was reported that the captain of Eintracht has agreed to an extension of his contract till 2012 with the club.
International

In November 2002, he earned his first cap for the Greece national football team against Republic of Ireland.

On 9 August 2010, Amanatidis decided to retire from international football. He stated, that "there are many strange and suspicious choices". "Some players are always in the starting 11 and many of us know the reasons of the selection, but if I say more, there are going to be many reactions", Amanatidis said.[1]

Amanatidis' career high with the national team was his winning goal against Turkey in Istanbul in a highly passionate game.
International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 October 2007 Istanbul, Turkey Turkey 0-1 Win UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
2. 17 November 2007 Athens, Greece Malta 5-0 Win UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
3. 24 May 2008 Budapest, Hungary Hungary 3-2 Loss Friendly Match
Honours
Club

Eintracht Frankfurt

DFB-Pokal Runner-up: 2005–06

References

"Amanatidis tritt aus Nationalelf zurück" (in German). T-Online. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.

External links

Official website (German) (English) (Greek)
Ioannis Amanatidis at eintracht-archiv.de (German)

Greek footballers

Ancient Greece

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