Georgios Amanatidis (; born 4 April 1970) is a Greek former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Amanatidis was captain of the Greek side

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

, and a member of the team which reached 7 Greek Championships successively (1997–2003). After 13 years in Olympiacos, he joined the roster of his former coach

Takis Lemonis Takis Lemonis (; born 13 January 1960) is a Greek professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. Playing career Takis Lemonis played for local club Attikos before playing for Olympiacos F. ...

at Cypriot club APOEL in which he won the

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also. He also played for

Apollon Kalamarias Apollon Kalamarias (Greek: Απόλλων Καλαμαριάς) is a Greek sports club from Kalamaria, a suburb of Thessaloniki. It was founded in 1926. The club is named after Apollo, the mythical Greek god. Its colors are red and black. Histor ...

Kerkyra Corfu ( , ) or Kerkyra (, ) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands; including its small satellite islands, it forms the margin of Greece's northwestern frontier. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is admin ...

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 ...

and

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, ...

International career

Amanatidis earned 18 caps for

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Personal life

He is not related to Greek striker Ioannis Amanatidis.

Honours

Club

Olympiacos *

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 ...

: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998―99, 1999―2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 *

Greek 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 ...

: 1998―99

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Amanatidis, Georgios 1970 births Living people People from Kastoria Greek men's footballers Footballers from Western Macedonia Greece men's international footballers Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Apollon Kalamarias F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players A.O. Kerkyra players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players Panachaiki F.C. players Men's association football defenders