
The unlikely hero of Euro 2004, his decisive header against Portugal secured Greece’s historic triumph, etching his name into football folklore. Career record: 88 caps and 25 goals for Greece; club career at Aris Thessaloniki, SV Werder Bremen, 1. FC Nürnberg.
| 1997–2002 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 1998–1999 | Athinaikos |
| 2002–2005 | SV Werder Bremen |
| 2005–2006 | AFC Ajax |
| 2006–2007 | Feyenoord Rotterdam |
| 2007–2010 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 2009–2009 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 2010–2010 | AC Arles |
| 2011–2013 | Panetolikos |
| 2011–2011 | Schalke 04 |
| 2013–2013 | Al-Nassr |
| Greece | 88 caps, 25 goals |
Greece legends whose careers overlapped Charisteas's
One rank above: Sokratis Papastathopoulos at #7.
One rank below: Kostas Manolas at #9.
Greece's editorial top five: Mimis Domazos · Theodoros Zagorakis · Giorgos Karagounis · Vasilis Hatzipanagis · Antonis Nikopolidis.