Anastasios "Tasos" Pantos (; born 5 May 1976) is a retired Greek

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. He primarily played the right back position, but he also operated as a left back. Over the years, Pantos has become famous for his speed, steady physical condition his exceptional work ethic. He played for

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

for 7 years (2003–2010), winning 5 Greek Championships, 4 Greek Cups and 1

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Club career

Proodeftiki

Born in 1976, he established himself in the

Proodeftiki Proodeftiki Football Club, also known as Proodeftiki Piraeus, simply as Proodeftiki, or with its full name as A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea (, transliterated "Athlitikós Όmilos Proodeftiki Neolea", ''Athletic Club Progressive Youth''), is a Greek fo ...

team in 1998/99. The club's star dipped as they were

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the following season, yet Pantos remained at the Korrydallos stadium and was an influential figure as they won promotion back to the

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two years later. He scored his first top-flight goal for Proodeftiki against AEK Athens FC in December 2002. After playing regularly for Proodeftiki in 2002/03, he announced in April that he would be leaving the club at the end of the season after agreeing, along with team-mates Thymios Koulouheris and Alekos Tatsis, to join Olympiacos FC.

Olympiacos

He signed a two-year contract with an option for a similar extension. Pantos adapted well in

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, starting 23 league matches and also played five

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games. He began 2004/05 at right-back due to Dimitrios Mavrogenidis's knee injury, then switched to the left flank when Stylianos Venetidis was ruled out. Played in 26 league matches as Olympiacos clinched the double, but received their only red cards both in the domestic championship – a 2–0 victory at

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– and UEFA Champions League, the 1–0 win against

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The next season he took part in the majority of their double-winning games but received another UEFA Champions League red card against

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PAS Giannina

On 9 July 2010 Pantos signed a two-year contract for

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club (), or with its full name Panipirotikós Athlitikós Síllogos Giánnina (, ''Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina'') is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capita ...

. His hardworking style of play was appreciated by the PAS Giannina supporters.

Honours

Olympiacos *

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: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 *

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: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09 *

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** Greek Second Division:

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References

External links

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Tasos Pantos on Olympiacos FC web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pantos, Anastasios 1976 births Living people Men's association football defenders Greek men's footballers Olympiacos F.C. players Proodeftiki F.C. players PAS Giannina F.C. players Footballers from Piraeus