Manolis Tzanakakis (; 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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Career

Tzanakakis started his football career at the infrastructure segments of

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, 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, drawing the attention of

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champions

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, who arranged for both his, as well as teammate Andreas Bouchalakis' transfer in March 2013. After celebrating promotion to the

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

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, again on loan from

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

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draw vs.

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

, signed a two-year contract with Greek Football League club

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. On 29 December 2019, he signed a contract with

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, 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 21st-century Greek sportsmen