Dimitris Diamantis (; born 11 September 1979) is a Greek former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Born in

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, Diamantis began playing professional football with Chaidari F.C. in the

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in 2004, after helping the club promote from the regionalized state championship. He scored 16 league goals for Chaidari, drawing attention from Kallithea F.C. who signed him to play in the next

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season. After a brief stint in Cyprus with

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, Diamantis returned to Greece to sign with Ethnikos Asteras F.C. in July 2008.

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at Guardian Football {{DEFAULTSORT:Diamantis, Dimitris 1979 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greek expatriate men's footballers Athens Kallithea F.C. players Levadiakos F.C. players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players AEL Limassol players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Men's association football midfielders People from Filiates Footballers from Epirus (region)