Giannis Zaradoukas (; born 12 December 1985) is a Greek former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

On loan from Panathinaikos in 2007–08, Zaradoukas helped

Panserraikos Panserraikos Football Club (), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greece, Greek Association football, football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in northern G ...

earn promotion from

Beta Ethniki The Football League () was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super League 2 as the new second tier ...

to the

Greek Super League 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 ...

. Following his successful season with Panserraikos, Panathinaikos loaned Zaradoukas to

Ethnikos Piraeus Ethnikos Piraeus (Greek: Εθνικός Πειραιώς) is a Greek multisport club based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1923. The full name of the club is Ethnikos Omilos Filathlon Pireos/Phalirou or Ethnikos OFPF (Greek: Εθνικός Όμι� ...

– another strong Beta Ethniki club trying to earn promotion to the Super League – for the 2008–09 season. In September 2011, Zaradoukas was released on free transfer, due to the relegation of

Olympiakos Volou Olympiacos Volos Football Club () is a Greek football club based in the city of Volos. History In 1938 Olympiacos achieves the biggest distinction made from a provincial team at the time, succeeding to enter the final eight in Greek Football Cup. ...

for involvement in match-fixing scandals and signed a 2-year contract with Olympiakos F.C. On 29 December 2011 he signed a six-month loan deal with

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club (), or with its full name Panipirotikós Athlitikós Síllogos Giánnina (, ''Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina'') is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capita ...

, as he didn't feature in the plans of his coach. He scored his first goal for Pas Giannina against Kerkyra on 4 February 2012. On 18 January 2013, he signed a six-month loan with

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. He made his debut 2 days later in a home draw against

AEK 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. Established ...

. In June 2013, Zaradoukas was released from Olympiakos, and he signed a two-years contract with

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club (), currently known as Asteras AKTOR for sponsorship reasons, commonly referred to as Asteras, is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Asteras Tripolis ...

. He made his debut with the club on 18 August 2013 in a home draw against

. At the beginning of 2014, Zaradoukas signed a six-month contract with

Platanias Platanias (Greek: Πλατανιάς) is a village and municipality on the Greek island of Crete. It is located about west from the city of Chania and east of Kissamos, on Chania Bay. The seat of the municipality is the village Gerani. Platani ...

and made his debut with the club on 3 March 2014 in a 1–2 home loss against

. On 10 July 2015, Zaradoukas was released from

. In July 2015, Zaradoukas signed a contract with

Skoda Xanthi Xanthi Football Club () is a Greek Association football, football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace. They play their home matches at Skoda Xanthi Arena Founded in 1967, Xanthi is well set up in terms of their financial support and youth set ...

for an undisclosed fee and on 27 July 2016, he signed a year contract with

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. On 11 July 2017, he signed a season contract with

Levadiakos F.C. Levadiakos Football Club (officially romanized: ''Levadeiakos'' ) is a Greek professional Association football, football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Super League Greece, Alp ...

International career

On 10 August 2011, he debuted for the Greece national team, after a call-up by national coach Fernando Santos in a

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against

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. His first competitive match for the national team was during a successful 1–0 win against

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for the EURO 2012 qualification round.

Honours

: 2007–08 *

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, ...

: **

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: 2013

References

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