Charilaos "Charis" Pappas (; born 12 May 1983) is a Greek former professional
footballer
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who played as a
right winger
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.
Club career
He began his career in
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 ...
. In January 2003, he moved to
Thessaloniki
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and signed for
Apollon Kalamarias
Apollon Kalamarias (Greek: Απόλλων Καλαμαριάς) is a Greek sports club from Kalamaria, a suburb of Thessaloniki. It was founded in 1926. The club is named after Apollo, the mythical Greek god. Its colors are red and black.
Histor ...
. In
2003–04, Pappas' ten goals were a major factor in Kalamaria's winning promotion to the
Alpha Ethniki
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. In his first season in the Greek top flight in
2004–05, Pappas scored six times in 26 matches. Three of these goals came in away matches, where Kalamaria earned crucial points and ultimately prevailed in their battle against
relegation
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. That season, he scored his first goal for his country in the
UEFA European U21 Championship qualifier against
Albania
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in March 2005.
Olympiacos
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signed him to a five-year deal and immediately loaned him back to Kalamaria for one season. In
2005–06, Pappas scored seven times, helping his team finish ninth in the
Alpha Ethniki
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.
Pappas joined Olympiacos in June. On 8 November 2006, he scored his first goal for the club in a
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
match against Atsalenios FC. On 26 November 2006, he scored his first league goal for Olympiacos against
AEL. On 27 June 2007, he signed with
AEK Athens
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Establishe ...
.
After a mediocre season, Pappas joined fellow Super League Greece team
Skoda Xanthi
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Founded in 1967, Xanthi is well set up in terms of their financial support and youth set ...
on 6 July 2008. On 23 June 2009, Pappas transferred to
TSV 1860 Munich
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. On 31 July 2010, he signed with
Superleague
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team
Panetolikos
Panetolikos Football Club (), or with its full name officially romanized as Panaitolikós Gymnastikós Filekpaideftikós Sýllogos (''; Pan- Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club''), is a Greek professional football club. It is based in Agrini ...
.
In February 2011, he returned to
Panserraikos
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helping his team to avoid relegation. He then moved to
KFC Uerdingen 05
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. At the beginning of 2014–15 season he signed a one-year contract with
Kavala
Kavala (, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit.
It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the A2 motorway, a one-and ...
.
Honours
Olympiacos
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Greek Super League
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:
2006–07
Individual
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Beta Ethniki
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Player of the Season: 2004
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Greek men's footballers
Footballers from Kavala
Greek expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
Greece men's under-21 international footballers
Panserraikos F.C. players
AEK Athens F.C. players
Olympiacos F.C. players
Xanthi F.C. players
Apollon Kalamarias F.C. players
TSV 1860 Munich players
Panetolikos F.C. players
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Super League Greece players
Football League (Greece) players
2. Bundesliga players
21st-century Greek sportsmen