 Tzavellas with Greece in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Tzavellas | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | PAOK | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Doxa Vyronas | ||
| 2005–2006 | Terpsithea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Kerkyra | 23 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Panionios | 45 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 27 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Monaco (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Monaco | 24 | (2) |
| 2013– | PAOK | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Greece | 11 | (0[1]) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2013 (UTC) | |||
Georgios Tzavellas (Greek: Γεώργιος Τζαβέλλας; born 26 November 1987) is a Greek footballer who plays as a Left back for PAOK and the Greek national team.
Club career
Kerkyra
Tzavellas began his professional career with Kerkyra in a home match against Larissa (0–0).
Panionios
After signing for Panionios, Tzavellas was given the number 31. He made his debut on 13 September 2008 in the 0–1 away win versus Panserraikos. He scored his first goal on 7 December 2008 in the 45th minute in the 1–1 draw with Larissa. In his first full season, Tzavellas went on to make 17 appearances, scoring two goals. The 2009–10 season began brightly for Tzavellas as he cemented his place in the squad. In his second season with Panionios, he made a total of 24 appearances, starting all 24, but not scoring.
Frankfurt
On 3 June 2010, the left back signed a three-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.[2] He soon became a member of Eintracht's starting eleven. On 12 March 2011, Tzavellas scored his first Bundesliga goal during an away match against Schalke. He managed to beat German international goalkeeper Manuel Neuer with an effort from 73 meters, setting a new record for the longest distance a Bundesliga goal was ever scored from.[3]
During the Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen on 8 April 2011, Tzavellas suffered a partial rupture of the cruciate ligament in his left knee. He missed the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[4] Eintracht were relegated to 2. Bundesliga at the end of the season.
Monaco
On 31 January 2012, it was announced that Tzavellas would leave Eintracht Frankfurt and join French Ligue 2 outfit Monaco with immediate effect.[5]
PAOK
On 2 September 2013, he signed a two years' contract with PAOK and made his club debut on 14 September 2013 against Veria.
International career
Greece
After his impressive performances for Panionios, Tzavellas was called up to the Greek national football team on 15 November 2009 by Otto Rehhagel to face Ukraine in the second leg of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification playoffs. However he did not feature in this game.[6] On 11 May 2010, Tzavellas was named in Rehhagel's 30 man provisional World Cup squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[7]
He made his international debut in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Croatia on 7 September 2010
