Anastasios "Tasos" Venetis (; born 24 March 1980) is a Greek former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in

Larissa Larissa (; , , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 148,562 in the city proper, according to the 2021 census. It is also the capital of the Larissa ...

, Venetis began his career with Apollon Larissa, and transferred to Iraklis at 16. The next season moved to AEL after failing to make an appearance. After two years, he moved to Scotland and spent three-and-a-half years with

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side

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, with a further six months at Ross County. At Ross County he scored once against

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. Venetis moved back to his homeland Greece in 2003, where he would play for Akratitos,

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, AEL and OFI in the

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. Venetis played for the

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, making his debut in 2000.

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* * http://www.apollonlarissasfc.gr/index.php/omada/istoria {{DEFAULTSORT:Venetis, Anastasios 1980 births Living people Footballers from Larissa Greek men's footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players Athens Kallithea F.C. players OFI Crete F.C. players A.O. Kerkyra players PAE Kerkyra players Dundee United F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Super League Greece players Greek expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Greek expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Football League (Greece) players 21st-century Greek sportsmen