Dimitris Nalitzis (; born 25 January 1976) is a Greek former professional

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who played as a

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. He is the current team manager of

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

. Over the course of 11 seasons (17 overall) he amassed

Superleague Greece 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 repl ...

totals of 230 games and 55 goals in representation of five teams, mainly

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

Club career

Nalitzis was born in

Piraeus Piraeus ( ; ; , Ancient: , Katharevousa: ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens city centre along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf in the Ath ...

. His family has hails from

Rizia Rizia (Greek: Ρίζια) is a village in the municipal unit of Vyssa in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is situated on the right bank of the river Ardas. The nearest large village is Kastanies to its northeast, on the ...

. After starting professionally with

, making his league debut at the age of 17 and remaining with the club for six seasons, five spent in the top level, his career never really settled, as he went on to represent more than ten teams during more than one decade: until June 2003 he played for

Ethnikos Asteras Ethnikos Asteras F.C. (, the ''National Star'') was a football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece. History The club, originally named ''Ethnikos Astir,'' was founded in 1927 from the merger of Ethnikos and Asteras Kaisariani. They particip ...

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

and

Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional association football, football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football league system, Italian fo ...

(for which he never appeared officially and who also loaned him three times for the duration of his contract, at

Perugia Calcio Associazione Calcistica Perugia Calcio, or simply Perugia, is a professional football club based in Perugia, Umbria, Italy, that competes in the , the third division of Italian football. Founded in 1905 as Associazione Calcistica Perugia, the ...

Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

and

. After his release from the

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Nalitzis moved permanently to AEK, but only scored twice in one full season, moving on to the Greek lower leagues, successively with

PAE Kerkyra PAE Kerkyra (), was a Greek Association football, football club based in Corfu (city), Corfu, Greece. The club played in the Gamma Ethniki, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system, following changes to the league structure in 2019. It ...

, Panionios – the only two top flight exceptions – Ethnikos Asteras, Ethnikos Piraeus and Fostiras. He also had another unassuming abroad experience, in

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with AEP Paphos, scoring his only league goal as an import during his career. Nalitzis retired in June 2010, at the age of 34.

International career

Nalitzis made six appearances for

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, during roughly three years. His debut came on 26 April 2000, in a 1–0 friendly win over the

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Honours

Club

;Panionios *

Greek Football Cup The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...

: 1997–98 ;PAOK *

: 2000–01 ;Sporting *

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

: 2001–02 *

Taça de Portugal The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...

: 2001–02

Individual

* Alpha Ethniki top scorer 1999–2000

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nalitzis, Dimitris 1976 births Living people Footballers from Piraeus Greek men's footballers Men's association football forwards Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Panionios F.C. players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players PAOK FC players AEK Athens F.C. players A.O. Kerkyra players Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players Serie A players Udinese Calcio players AC Perugia Calcio players Primeira Liga players Sporting CP footballers Fostiras F.C. players Cypriot First Division players AEP Paphos FC players AEK Athens F.C. non-playing staff Greece men's international footballers Greek expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Greek expatriate sportspeople in Italy Greek expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Greek expatriate sportspeople in Portugal