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strikerForwards, also known as attackers and strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who currently plays for German club 1. FC Nuremberg. He is a member of the
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and played at the UEFA Euro 2004, in which Greece was triumphant, scoring the winning goal in the final against
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After a few year playing for non-league Strimonikos Serron Charisteas eventually started his professional career with Greek side Aris Thessaloniki.
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Strymoniko is a municipality in the Serres Prefecture, Greece. Population 4,755 ....
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GreekGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
strikerForwards, also known as attackers and strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who currently plays for German club 1. FC Nuremberg. He is a member of the
Greece national football teamThe Greece national football team represents Greece in international football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation. Greece spent most of their history in relative obscurity, having participated only twice in the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European...
and played at the UEFA Euro 2004, in which Greece was triumphant, scoring the winning goal in the final against
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.
Club Football
After a few year playing for non-league Strimonikos Serron Charisteas eventually started his professional career with Greek side Aris Thessaloniki. It was during his first season at Aris that Charisteas started making a name for himself, scoring twice in nine matches as they won the Greek second division in 1997–98. Charisteas started well in his first season in the Greek top league and got further noticed when he scored twice in the local derby against Thessaloniki rivals PAOK. The striker made twelve appearances in the Alpha Ethniki - six as a substitute - before a loan at Athinaikos in 1998–99. He returned to Aris the following season and made his European debut in a
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defeat by
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at the age of 19. Charisteas was continuously developing and in the 2000–01 season scored seven goals, his best return in Aris' colours.
Having been watched by scouts from a number of Europe's leading sides, he was signed by
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side
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in the summer of 2002. He had a successful first season scoring nine goals in 31 appearances in the Bundesliga and two goals from four games in the UEFA Cup. Then in 2003–04, Bremen won the Bundesliga and the German Cup with Charisteas scoring four goals from 24 appearances. He was largely a fringe player at Bremen before Euro 2004, and his heroics in that competition did not change his status at Bremen, as he was the fourth-choice striker.
In the 2004–05 season, Charisteas scored five goals in 11 matches for Bremen, before moving to the
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to play for AFC Ajax for a reported €4.5 million fee. Greece national team coach
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had publicly urged Charisteas to try to move to another club during the January 2005 transfer window in order to get more first-team action. Ajax fitted the bill as they were hoping to find a replacement for
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striker
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, who had been sold to
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. Charisteas made his Ajax debut on 23 January 2005 against FC Utrecht and scored his first goal four days later against
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. However, he only managed three more games all season. Charisteas netted home eight goals in the 2005–06 season, which included a late winner against
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. Charisteas missed Greece's crucial match in the World Cup qualifying due to a head injury received after colliding with
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's
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in a Champions League match which Ajax lost 2-1.
Under new Ajax coach
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, Charisteas was the 5th striker behind Klaas-Jan Huntelaar,
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,
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, and
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. Ten Cate explained this by saying that Charisteas is a great striker for the 4-4-2-system, but not for the 4-3-3-system which is played for Ajax. Despite stating that he was only interested in a move to
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or
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, Charisteas signed for arch-rivals Feyenoord in
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on 31 August 2006, the final day of the summer transfer window. This move caused some agitation in Rotterdam with parts of
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that did not want an Ajax player at their club protesting at De Kuip and demanded chairman
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to resign. Charisteas made his debut for Feyenoord on 10 September against
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and played the full game. He eventually scored his first goal for his new club in his tenth game. Although he seemed to establish and convince most fans at a certain point, Charisteas never enjoyed a good relationship with Feyenoord supporters. The Greek striker played a total of 28 games for Feyenoord and netted nine goals.
On 6 July 2007, 1. FC Nuremberg confirmed a deal with Feyenoord to sign Charisteas on a four-year deal worth €2.5 million. Charisteas scored his first two official team goals in a 6-0 victory against fourth division club
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On 2 February 2009, he was loaned out to Bayer Leverkusen until the end of the season, helping the team to get into the final of the German Cup.
Career statistics
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1997–98- Standings :
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1998–99-Standings:
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1998–99-Standings:
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Super LeagueThe Super League Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed in July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
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1999–00- Standings :
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2000–01-Standings:
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2001–02-League Standings:Champions: Olympiacos Piraeus. Cup Winners: AEK Athens FC.- References :* * * *...
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International career
Having been a regular player for the Greek Under-21 side, Charisteas made his senior international debut in February 2001 in a 3-3 draw against
RussiaThe Russia national football team is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA. Guus Hiddink is currently managing the team....
. His impact was immediate as he scored two of the goals for Greece that day. His prolific goal scoring continued, eventually helping his team qualify for the UEFA Euro 2004 Championship.
During the victorious Euro 2004 campaign, Charisteas scored three goals: one in the group stage against
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, one against
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in the quarterfinals and the winning goal against
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in the final. His contribution to the team and his impact in the competition was further recognised when he was named in the Euro 2004 All-star Team and he was also nominated for
2004 European Footballer of the yearThe 2004 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Andriy Shevchenko on 14 December 2004.Shevchenko was the first Ukrainian national to win the award...
award, where he finished 11th in votes.
In January 2007, Charisteas told Dutch football magazine
Voetbal International that winning Euro 2004 was an unbelievable experience which he would not swap for all the money in the world: “Even in 50 years time, everybody will remember that I scored the goal which made Greece the champions of Europe. We wrote history and my life changed completely at that point.”
In the qualifying rounds for Euro 2008, Charisteas scored three goals, helping Greece to automatically qualify for the competition with two games left. He would go on to be one of few Greek players who performed well at Euro 2008, scoring the defending champions' only goal of the tournament in the 2-1 defeat to Spain.
International Goals
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28 February 2001 |
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| 2 – 3 |
3 – 3 |
Friendly match |
| 2. |
28 February 2001 |
Pankritio Stadium, HeraklionHeraklion or Iraklion , is the largest city and capital of Crete. It is also the fourth largest city in Greece. Its name is also spelled Herakleion, a transliteration of the ancient Greek and Katharevousa name, , or Iraklio, among other variants...
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| 3 – 3 |
3 – 3 |
Friendly match |
| 3. |
28 March 2001 |
Olympic StadiumThe Olympic Stadium , is a stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is also known as the Athens Olympic Stadium, and Spiridon "Spiros" Louis Stadium, named after the man to win the first Olympic marathon race in 1896.-History:Located in the area of Maroussi in Athens, it is...
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| 1 – 1 |
2 – 4 |
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| 4. |
6 October 2001 |
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| 0 – 1 |
2 – 2 |
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| 5. |
2 April 2003 |
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| 0 – 1 |
0 – 2 |
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier |
| 6. |
2 April 2003 |
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| 0 – 2 |
0 – 2 |
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier |
| 7. |
11 June 2003 |
Apostolos Nikolaidis StadiumApostolos Nikolaidis Stadium is the football ground Panathinaikos has played for most of the years of its existence, since its foundation back in 1908. The stadium is named after deceased club president Apostolos Nikolaidis...
, AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
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| 1 – 0 |
1 – 0 |
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier |
| 8. |
3 June 2004 |
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| 0 – 2 |
0 – 2 |
Friendly match |
| 9. |
16 June 2004 |
Estádio do Bessa The Estádio do Bessa is a football stadium located in the Boavista area of Porto, Portugal, used by Boavista FC....
, PortoPorto , also known as Oporto in English, is Portugal's second city and capital of the Norte NUTS II region. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal. The largest city in the region, Porto is considered the economic and cultural heart of the entire region...
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1 – 1 |
UEFA Euro 2004 |
| 10. |
25 June 2004 |
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0 – 1 |
UEFA Euro 2004 |
| 11. |
4 July 2004 |
Estádio da LuzThe Estádio da Luz , officially named the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica and commonly translated as Stadium of Light, is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, the home of Sport Lisboa e Benfica. It is also called A Catedral by Benfica's supporters.Luz is actually the area of Lisbon in which...
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0 – 1 |
UEFA Euro 2004 Final The final of UEFA Euro 2004 was a football match played on 4 July 2004 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 2004. The match featured tournament hosts Portugal, who went into the match as favourites, and Greece, playing in only their second European...
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| 12. |
17 November 2004 |
Karaiskákis StadiumThe Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded in this area....
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3 – 1 |
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| 13. |
17 November 2004 |
Karaiskákis StadiumThe Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded in this area....
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| 2 – 0 |
3 – 1 |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup...
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| 14. |
30 March 2005 |
Karaiskákis StadiumThe Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded in this area....
, PiraeusPiraeus is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a municipality within Athens urban area, located 10 km southwest of its center....
, GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
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2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup...
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11 October 2006 |
Bilino Polje Bilino Polje is the home football stadium of NK Čelik from the city of Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of two stadiums of national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:...
, ZenicaZenica is an industrial city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( or (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Latin: Bosna i Hercegovina; Serbian Cyrillic: Босна и Херцеговина) is a country in Southeast Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula...
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UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier |
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6 June 2007 |
Pankritio Stadium, HeraklionHeraklion or Iraklion , is the largest city and capital of Crete. It is also the fourth largest city in Greece. Its name is also spelled Herakleion, a transliteration of the ancient Greek and Katharevousa name, , or Iraklio, among other variants...
, GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
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UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier |
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13 October 2007 |
Olympic StadiumThe Olympic Stadium , is a stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is also known as the Athens Olympic Stadium, and Spiridon "Spiros" Louis Stadium, named after the man to win the first Olympic marathon race in 1896.-History:Located in the area of Maroussi in Athens, it is...
, AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
, GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
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UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier |
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6 February 2008 |
GSP Stadium, Nicosia Nicosia, known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. Located on the River Pedieos and situated almost in the centre of the island, it is the seat of government as well as the main business centre...
, CyprusCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Syria and Lebanon....
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Friendly match |
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18 June 2008 |
Wals Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg' is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. Salzburg's "Old Town" with its world famous baroque architecture is one of the best-preserved city centres north of the Alps, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The city is noted for its...
, AustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west...
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6 September 2008 |
Stade Josy Barthel Stade Josy Barthel is the national stadium of Luxembourg, home to the Luxembourg national football team and also used for athletics. It is located on route d'Arlon, in Luxembourg City.It was first constructed in 1928 and it was entirely rebuilt in 1990...
, LuxembourgLuxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small, landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany...
, LuxembourgLuxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small, landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany...
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier The European Zone of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification will see 53 teams competing for 13 places. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008. The qualification process also marks the first official competition for Montenegro....
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11 October 2008 |
Karaiskákis StadiumThe Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded in this area....
, PiraeusPiraeus is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a municipality within Athens urban area, located 10 km southwest of its center....
, GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier The European Zone of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification will see 53 teams competing for 13 places. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008. The qualification process also marks the first official competition for Montenegro....
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11 October 2008 |
Karaiskákis StadiumThe Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded in this area....
, PiraeusPiraeus is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a municipality within Athens urban area, located 10 km southwest of its center....
, GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier The European Zone of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification will see 53 teams competing for 13 places. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008. The qualification process also marks the first official competition for Montenegro....
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15 October 2008 |
Karaiskákis StadiumThe Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded in this area....
, PiraeusPiraeus is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a municipality within Athens urban area, located 10 km southwest of its center....
, GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier The European Zone of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification will see 53 teams competing for 13 places. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008. The qualification process also marks the first official competition for Montenegro....
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Honours
Werder BremenWerder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize of sports...
- German Championship: 2004
- German Cup: 2004
Ajax
- Dutch Super Cup: 2006
- Dutch Cup
The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
: 2006
GreeceThe Greece national football team represents Greece in international football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation. Greece spent most of their history in relative obscurity, having participated only twice in the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European...
- European Championship
The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship was the twelfth tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament for European nations, and was held in Portugal, for the first time, between 12 June and 4 July 2004...
: 2004
- 2004 UEFA European Football Championship
The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship was the twelfth tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament for European nations, and was held in Portugal, for the first time, between 12 June and 4 July 2004...
: UEFA Team of the Tournament
Bayer Leverkusen
- German Cup: Runners up 2008-09
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