Georgios Xenidis

Georgios Xenidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ξενίδης; 6 December 1974 – 3 June 2019) was a Greek football player who played as a defender.

Giorgos Xenidis

Personal information
Full name	Georgios Xenidis
Date of birth	(1974-12-06)6 December 1974
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Date of death	3 June 2019(2019-06-03) (aged 44)
Place of death	Thessaloniki, Greece
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
–1994	Iraklis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–2002	Iraklis	161	(14)
2002	AEK Athens	9	(0)
2002–2004	Iraklis	34	(4)
2004–2006	Anorthosis Famagusta	40	(2)
2006–2008	Ionikos	38	(2)
Total		282	(22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Xenidis started his football career at the academy of Iraklis before being promoted to the men's team in the summer of 1994 where he played mostly as a left-back. In January 2002 he was transferred to AEK Athens, where he played for the rest of the season and since he wasn't able to establish himself in the team due to the hard competition, he returned to Iraklis in the following summer. In 2004 he moved to Cyprus in order to play for Anorthosis Famagusta, where he played for 2 seasons. Afterwards Xenidis returned to Greece to join Ionikos, where he was relegated to the second division after the end of the season. He played a season in the second division before retiring in July 2008.

Death

Xenidis died after a heart attack. Reports claimed that the veteran footballer felt sick and suffered a heart attack, without being able to receive medical care in time.

Honours

AEK Athens

• Greek Cup: 2001–02