Gennadios Xenodochof (; born 30 May 1988) is a Georgian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

He started his career from the youth teams of

OFI Crete OFI Football Club (, ''Heraklion Sportsmen Club 1925 FC''), commonly referred to as OFI, is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. It is part of the O.F.I. (sports club), OFI mul ...

. He was sent on loan to

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clubs Ergotelis and Olympiakos Chersonissos until 31 August 2012, when he signed for Thrasyvoulos Fylis. A year later he moved to Doxa Drama. On 24 August 2013 he joined

Zakynthos Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; ; ) or Zante (, , ; ; from the Venetian language, Venetian form, traditionally Latinized as Zacynthus) is a Greece, Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands, with an are ...

where he had his most productive season to date, making 44 appearances. On 17 July 2015 he signed with AEL. On 28 November 2015, he scored his first career goal, equalising in injury time with a header to help his club escape with a 1-1 away draw against

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

for the

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, preserving the club's undefeated record for the 10th consecutive game. On 16 December 2017, it was announced that Xenodochof had signed a short-term deal with

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until January 2018.

References

External links

arenalarissa.gr

Ionian TV interview (video)

youtube interview (video)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Xenodochof, Gennadios 1988 births Living people Emigrants from Georgia (country) to Greece Greek men's footballers Greek expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers OFI Crete F.C. players Ergotelis F.C. players Thrasyvoulos F.C. players Doxa Drama F.C. players A.P.S. Zakynthos players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Irodotos FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Greek expatriates in Scotland Soviet people of Greek descent Footballers from Tbilisi 21st-century Greek sportsmen