Charis Kostakis (; born 12 July 1990) is a

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former professional

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who played as a midfielder.

Career

Although he was born in

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, Kostakis began playing football in the youth system of

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at age 15. Ajax loaned him to Dutch amateur side

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at age 19. Soon after, Kostakis returned to Greece and joined Greek second division club

Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. () or simply Ethnikos is a Greece, Greek association football, football club based in Piraeus and its parent sports club is Ethnikos Piraeus, Ethnikos OFPF. The club was officially formed on 21 November 1923 as ''Keravnos'' ...

on a three-year contract. In July 2011, Kostakis joined the

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-winning side

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. In January 2012, Kostakis joined Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. and in the following summer he was transferred to

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

Moreover, he has played for

NK Domžale Nogometni klub Domžale (), commonly referred to as NK Domžale or simply Domžale, is a Slovenian professional Association football, football club based in the town of Domžale that competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top tier of Slovenian ...

in the

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. Kostakis has also played for the Greece U17 national team.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kostakis, Charis 1990 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greek expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players FK Mladá Boleslav players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players PAS Giannina F.C. players NK Domžale players Panionios F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Ioannina 21st-century Greek sportsmen