Giorgos Karagounis

Icon CM, also CDM, CAM Right-footed box-to-boxleader

Rating

Caps

139

Goals

Life

1977

Clubs

Panathinaikos, Apollon Smyrnis, S.L. Benfica

Editorial rank of 33 for Greece

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The people's rank, live from duel votes

A true national hero, his dynamic midfield play and iconic goal in the Euro 2004 opener ignited Greece's historic triumph. Career record: 139 caps and 10 goals for Greece; club career at Panathinaikos, Apollon Smyrnis, S.L. Benfica.

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Around Karagounis in the almanac

One rank above: Theodoros Zagorakis at #2.

One rank below: Vasilis Hatzipanagis at #4.

Greece's editorial top five: Mimis Domazos · Theodoros Zagorakis · Giorgos Karagounis · Vasilis Hatzipanagis · Antonis Nikopolidis.