Dimitrios Kottaras (; born 11 August 1975) is a Greek former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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Career

Born in

Goudi Goudi (, since 2006; formerly Γουδί ) is a suburb on the eastern part of Athens, Greece and on the foothills of Mount Hymettus. History The area's name derives from the 19th-century Goudis (Γουδής) family, who owned an estate there. ...

, Kottaras began playing football in the youth side of

Trikala F.C. Athlitikos Omilos Trikala Football Club (), mostly known as AO Trikala (), is a Greek semi-professional Football in Greece, football club based in the city of Trikala, in central Greece. The club currently competes in the Gamma Ethniki, the third ...

He joined the professional team in July 1999, and made 18

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repla ...

appearances in his first season. He would appear in another four top flight matches for

Egaleo F.C. Egaleo Football Club () is a Greek professional football club based in Aigaleo, a suburban town in the Athens urban area, Greece. Founded in 1946, it uses all documents of previous club (Ierapolis F.C., founded in 1931). The team currently comp ...

during a two-year stint with the club. In the 2009–10 season, Kottaras started playing for

Pierikos F.C. P.A.E. Pierikos () is a Football League Greece, Greek association football, football club based in Katerini, Greece, part of the major Sports club, multi-sport club S.F.K. Pierikos (). Their name was inspired from the State's name of Pieria (re ...

but moved in January 2010 to

Panserraikos F.C. 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 July 2010, he signed a two-year contract with Ethnikos Asteras F.C. after achieving the promotion to the

Greek Super League The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repla ...

with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kottaras, Dimitros 1975 births Living people Trikala F.C. players Egaleo F.C. players Kalamata F.C. players Panserraikos F.C. players S.F.K. Pierikos (football) players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players Vyzas F.C. players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players A.O. Glyfada players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Athens Greek men's footballers