Stathis Provatidis (; born 2 December 1982) is a Greek professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Provatidis made his senior debut with

side

Proodeftiki Proodeftiki Football Club, also known as Proodeftiki Piraeus, simply as Proodeftiki, or with its full name as A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea (, transliterated "Athlitikós Όmilos Proodeftiki Neolea", ''Athletic Club Progressive Youth''), is a Greek fo ...

and played pretty consistently at the club appearing 55 times, and had the contract with the club until July, 2007 . On 1, 2007, he joined

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 had his major impact on the coach as well as team-mates. he secured 44 appearances and smashed the ball one in the net. He profoundly played for Greek clubs. Provatidis followed a transfer to Diagoras in 2010 and stayed until 2011. He then signed a contract of one year with Greek club playing in

namely

Kalloni Kalloni () is a town in the west-central part of the island of Lesbos, Greece. It is the seat of the West Lesbos municipality and the Kalloni municipal unit within it. Prior to 2011 the current municipal unit was a municipality. The name also ...

and remained for the club until 2012. In mid 2012 he signed a year spell with the

side Thrasyvoulos securing major 32 appearances for the club. The gained a decent momentum for having long-enough period that he appeared for the club. He then moved to Acharnaikos in 2013 and capped 8 times for the

side. Afterwards, a transfer to Diagoras followed where he remained until 2014. He then signed a deal with the Greek side Diagoras whereby he had had his second spell. Provatidis played for

Nikea Nicaea (also spelled Nicæa or Nicea, ; ), also known as Nikaia (, Attic: , Koine: ), was an ancient Greek city in the north-western Anatolian region of Bithynia. It was the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and sevent ...

based side Ionikos and had no a maiden appearance for the club in any sort of competition. The Greek was transferred to Diagoras for the third time and the fame rose. He is currently acting as a skipper of the side as well. Noteworthy at his three tenures he earned a profound 45 caps for the club. He has featured in famous Leagues and Competitions namely

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or Kypello Elladas (Greek) only once and

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172 times.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Provatidis, Stathis 1982 births Living people Men's association football defenders Football League (Greece) players Proodeftiki F.C. players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players P.A.E. G.S. Diagoras players AEL Kalloni F.C. players Thrasyvoulos F.C. players Acharnaikos F.C. players Ionikos F.C. players Footballers from Athens Greek men's footballers 21st-century Greek sportsmen