Anastasios 'Tasos' Papazoglou (; born 24 September 1988) is a Greek former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Panserraikos

Papazoglou's first football steps were taken at the age of six in football academies of

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in Thessaloniki, but soon after he moved to an amateur club AS Neapoli. From there he moved to

Panserraikos Panserraikos Football Club (), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greece, Greek Association football, football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in northern G ...

, making his senior team debut during the 2006–07 season. He stayed to the club for over five years, managing also to wear captain's armband. During his spell with Panserraikos, he was also converted from

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Olympiacos

His performances impressed the technical staff of

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and on 30 August 2010, he signed a five-year contract with the Greek giants. However, due to Olympiacos' completeness in this position, he was immediately given on loan back to

for the 2010–11 season. After a remarkable presence during his loan to Panserraikos (24 appearances, 2 goals), apart from the positive feedback received from the media, he secured his return to Olympiacos in the summer of 2011. Papazoglou had a three-year presence at Olympiacos, appearing in 46 matches and scoring two goals in all competitions, managing to win three

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and two

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. On 23 July 2014, his contract with the club was terminated, as he was not among Olympiacos's plans for the 2014–15 season.

APOEL

On 23 July 2014, Papazoglou signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further season with Cypriot champions APOEL. He made his debut against

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on 6 August 2014, in APOEL's 2–0 victory for the

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of the

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. He made his only

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appearance with APOEL on 10 December 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in APOEL's 4–0 defeat against

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. On 1 February 2015, his contract with APOEL was terminated.

Xanthi

At the end of January transfer period,

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proceeded to the acquisition of Papazoglou. At the end of the season, Papazoglou solved his contract with the club.

Panetolikos

On 11 August 2015,

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announced a two-year contract with the player for an undisclosed fee. On 6 September 2016, Papazoglou suffered a meniscus rupture, ruptured medial collateral ligament and anterior cruciate rupture in a friendly game against AEL, in a nasty tackle from

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. From February 25, 2017, he has returned in the team, while, on April 5,in the last

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game against

was a starter.

Apollon Smyrnis

On 17 July 2017,

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officially announced the signing of central defender for an undisclosed fee.

OFI

On 20 July 2018, OFI officially announced the signing of central defender for an undisclosed fee. On 28 May 2019, the team announced that his contract would not be renewed.

Zira

On 17 July 2019, Papazoglou signed one-year contract with

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Second spell at Xanthi

On 1 October 2020, Papazoglou signed a contract with

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International career

Papazoglou was a part of the Greek national under-19 team squad that reached the final of the

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and managed to win the 2nd place. Then he became a member of the Greek national under-21 team, contributing significantly to his team's qualification for the

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of the

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

;

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(3) : 2011–12,

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, 2013–14 *

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(2) : 2011–12,

;

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(1) :

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International

; Greece U19 *

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: Runner-up

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Personal life

Papazoglou hails from Akritochori,

Serres Serres ( ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northern Greece. The c ...

References

External links

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