Christina Sampanidis (born 12 May 1988) is a Serbian female footballer currently playing for ŽFK Mašinac PZP Niš.[1] She represents the Serbia national team, the country of her mother.

Christina Sampanidis
Personal information
Full name Hristina Sampanidou
Date of birth (1988-12-05) 5 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Remscheid, West Germany
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
ŽFK Mašinac
Number 3
Youth career
1997–2001 TuRa Wermelskirchen
2001–2004 TG Hilgen 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 PAOK F.C. 67 (2)
2007–2010 ŽFK Mašinac 74 (3)
2010 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 (0)
2010– ŽFK Mašinac 15 (0)
International career
2005–2007 Serbia U-19 17 (0)
2007– Serbia 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Sampanidis began her career with nine years in the youth side for TuRa Wermelskirchen and joined 2001 to TG Hilgen 04.[2] After three years with TG Hilgen 04 signed in July 2004 for his fathers former club PAOK F.C. She won in three years for PAOK F.C. two national championships[3] and moved than to the land of her mother Serbia who signed for ŽFK Mašinac PZP Niš.[4] He played for ŽFK Mašinac 74 games and scored 3 goals in three years, before returning to Germany to sign for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[5] Without having played a Bundesliga match, on 5 October 2010 resigned her contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen and returned to ŽFK Mašinac.[6]

International career

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She is former Serbia U-19 and since 2007 regular starter for the Serbia women's national football team.[7]

Personal life

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Her father Dimitris, a Greek, is a former professional player of PAOK Thessaloniki F.C., while her mother Suzana comes from Serbia.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH – Das Bundesliga-Team 2010/11". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Torhungrige Verstärkung – Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Internationale Verstärkung für Bayer 04". Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  4. ^ Igraj fudbal, budi srećan
  5. ^ "Fußball: Sampanidis und Kasperczyk verstärken Meiers Team | RP ONLINE". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Christina Sampanidis verlässt Bayer 04 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  7. ^ UEFA.com – Frauen-Fußball-WM – Sampanidis Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Hristina Sampanidis – ZFK Masinac PZP Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine