Manolis Tzanakakis ( el, Μανώλης Τζανακάκης; born 30 April 1992) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Kalamata.

Career

Tzanakakis started his football career at the infrastructure segments of

Heraklion Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban A ...

-based Superleague side

Ergotelis The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), commonly known simply as Ergotelis ( el, Εργοτέλης), ...

, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 29 November 2011. Despite the club being relegated at the end of the season, Tzanakakis impressed with his subsequent stellar performances in the

Greek Football League The Football League ( el, Φούτμπολ Λιγκ) 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 Lea ...

, drawing the attention of Greek champions

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, who arranged for both his, as well as teammate

Andreas Bouchalakis Andreas Bouchalakis ( el, Ανδρέας Μπουχαλάκης, born 5 April 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League club Olympiacos and the Greece national team. Club career Ergotelis Bou ...

' transfer in March 2013. After celebrating promotion to the Superleague at the end of the 2012–13 season with

, Tzanakakis went on to sign a 4-year contract with

in July 2013. He was immediately loaned out back to

for another year, and once again in August 2014. In total, Tzanakakis amassed 100 caps with

. On 21 July 2015, Tzanakakis signed a one-year contract with Cypriot First Division side Anorthosis, again on loan from

. He scored the first goal in his career on 27 April 2016, during a 1−1 championship draw vs.

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Divisi ...

. On 26 August 2016, Tzanakakis, released from his contract with

, signed a two-year contract with

club

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. On 29 December 2019, he signed a contract with

Panetolikos Panetolikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναιτωλικός), or with its full name Panetolikós Yimnastikós Filekpedeftikós Síllogos ( el, Παναιτωλικός Γυμναστικός Φιλεκπαιδευτικός Σύλλογος'' ...

, until the summer of 2021.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Ergotelis squad
at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tzanakakis, Manolis 1992 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Greece men's youth international footballers Ergotelis F.C. players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Panetolikos F.C. players Super League Greece players Football League (Greece) players Cypriot First Division players People from Lasithi Plateau Men's association football fullbacks Footballers from Crete