Stelios Venetidis ( el, Στέλιος Βενετίδης; born 19 November 1976 in

Orestiada Orestiada ( el, Ορεστιάδα, formerly , ''Nea Orestiás''), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros regional unit of Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne after the ...

) 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 ...

who played as a defender. He used to play in the left-back 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 football competition contested by the men's national teams of UEFA member associations. Th ...

. He retired in May 2012.

Honours

;PAOK *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most i ...

: 2000–01 ;Olympiacos *

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

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

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 footballers Association football defenders UEFA Euro 2004 players UEFA European Championship-winning players Greece 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