Dimitrios Kottaridis (Greek: Δημήτριος Κοτταρίδης; born 29 May 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Kozani, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Veria (First squad/U20 GK coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Akrites Kozanis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Kozani | 19 | (0) |
| 2005–2014 | Veria | 97 | (0) |
| 2015 | Irinoupoli F.C. | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–15 | Veria (Goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2015– | Veria (U20 Goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2016– | Veria (Goalkeeper coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2016 | |||
Playing career
editKottaridis started his professional career in Kozani F.C. where he stayed for six years. In 2005, Veria F.C. signed Dimitris Kottaridis on a free transfer.[1] Kottaridis was part of Veria's squad for over eight years, having won promotion to Super League Greece two times. At the end of season 2013–14 he retired from professional football.
Honours
editCoaching career
editOn 26 September 2013 Veria announced that Kottaridis would be their new goalkeeping coach after Jovan Mihailovic's departure. After Georgiadis' and his staff were fired from the club, Kottaridis returned to his post as Goalkeeper coach of the club.
References
edit- ^ "Βέροια: Ανανέωσε και ο Κοτταρίδης". onsports.gr (in Greek). 19 June 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2019.