Emmanouil Papasterianos
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Emmanouil Papasterianos is a Greek footballer who plays for Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
in the Greek Super League. He plays as a defensive midfielder.
. Papasterianos was replaced at half-time with the score being 2-0 for Greece U-21. The final score of the match was 3-1. During a match against Skoda Xanthi Papasterianos was watched by Zisis Vryzas
, Greece's
assistant manager.
Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...
in the Greek Super League. He plays as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Papasterianos started his career in the team of his hometown M.G.C Akanthos Ierissos at a young age. His impressive performances caught the eye of Iraklis' scouts and he joined Iraklis' youth squad in the summer of 2005.Iraklis
Papasterianos got promoted in the Iraklis' professional squad for the 2006-2007 season. He debuted for the club in a 3-0 loss against AEK, coming in as a substitute in the 63rd minute. Two minutes after his entrance in the match, he got the first yellow card in his professional career. Papasterianos also made his European debut in that season. It was in the 0-1 away win against Wisła Kraków for the first leg of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup, as he came in, as a substitute, in the injury time of the second half. In his second year for the club Papasterianos made 13 appearances, 10 of them as a starter. In the 2008-2009 season Papasterianos established himself as a starter in Iraklis. He made 26 appearances, 15 as a starter, and scored 2 goals. His first goal was scored in an away match against Panathinaikos, helping Iraklis to grab a 2-2 away draw. His second goal was a bicycle kick scored against Ergotelis, to help the team secure a 0-1 away win. That goal was voted as Best Goal of the 2008-2009 season, in the official competition organised by the Superleague and the Association of Professional Footballers of Greece. It was as well voted as Best Goal of the 21st matcday of the 2008-2009 Superleague season In the 2009-2010 season he was almost an automatic first team choice, appearing in 22 outr of the first 23 matches of the club, 15 of them as a starter. But due to an injury in the abdominal muscles area he had to undergo surgery in Germany. As a result he was forced to stay out for the remainder of the season. In the 2010-2011 season he once again scored a goal that was voted as Best Goal of the matcday. It was a screamer from well outside the area, scored in a 2-0 victory of Iraklis against AEK, for the 15th matchday of the 2010-2011 Superleague season. The prize was handed to him by former Iraklis striker Fanis Tountziaris. His second match was played in Neapoli Stadium against Albania U-21Albania national under-21 football team
The Albania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
. Papasterianos was replaced at half-time with the score being 2-0 for Greece U-21. The final score of the match was 3-1. During a match against Skoda Xanthi Papasterianos was watched by Zisis Vryzas
Zisis Vryzas
Zisis Vryzas is a former football player, and had been the vice president of PAOK FC for the past 3 years. He was born 9 November 1973 in Kavala, city of northern Greece, located in the region of Macedonia . He played as a striker for various teams in Greece and abroad, as well as the Greek...
, Greece's
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
assistant manager.