Stelios Venetidis (; born 19 November 1976 in

Orestiada Orestiada (, Katharevousa, formerly ), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit of western Thrace, Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne a ...

) is a Greek former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender. He used to play in the

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categ ...

position, but could be also used on the left side of midfield. A very constant and composed player, his attributes gave him the chance to play for top class Greek football teams and be an important member for the Greece national team, playing also in three games at

UEFA Euro 2004 The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2004, was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial association football, football competition contested by the List of men's national associatio ...

. He retired in May 2012.

Honours

PAOK *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...

: 2000–01 Olympiacos *

Alpha Ethniki 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 ...

: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06 *Greek Cup: 2004–05, 2005–06 AEL *Greek Cup: 2006–07 Greece *

UEFA European Football Championship The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro or Euros, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

External links

Official Larissa 1964 FC profile
(in Greek)
Article for his transfer to Larissa (Greek)
at Larissa's official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Venetidis, Stylianos 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Orestiada Greek men's footballers Men's association football defenders UEFA Euro 2004 players European champions for Greece UEFA European Championship–winning players Greece men's international footballers Olympiacos F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players PAOK FC players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Super League Greece players Footballers from Eastern Macedonia and Thrace