Giannis Pechlivanis (; born 1 May 1988) is a Greek

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who plays for Makedonikos.

Career

Born in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...

, Pechlivanis began his football career with local side

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

, but would only make five

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appearance for the club. After leaving

, he had a few brief spells with clubs playing in the second and third levels of Greek football.

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at myplayer 1988 births Living people Greek men's footballers PAOK FC players Panetolikos F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Thessaloniki 21st-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-footy-midfielder-stub