Anastasios Venetis

Tasos Venetis
Personal information
Full name Anastasios Venetis
Date of birth (1980-03-24) 24 March 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Larissa, Greece
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1996 Apollon Larissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Iraklis 0 (0)
1997–1999 AEL 41 (1)
1999–2003 Dundee United 57 (2)
2003 Ross County 9 (1)
2003–2004 Akratitos 23 (0)
2005–2006 Kallithea 24 (1)
2006–2008 AEL 19 (0)
2008–2009 OFI 5 (0)
2009–2013 AO Kerkyra 89 (3)
2013–2017 AOK Kerkyra 104 (3)
International career‡
2000 Greece U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2000

Anastasios "Tasos" Venetis (Greek: Αναστάσιος "Τάσος" Βενέτης; born 24 March 1980) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Club career

Born in Larissa, Venetis began his career with Apollon Larissa, and transferred to Iraklis at 16. The next season moved to AEL after failing to make an appearance. After two years, he moved to Scotland and spent three-and-a-half years with Scottish Premier League side Dundee United, with a further six months at Ross County.[2] At Ross County he scored once against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[3] Venetis moved back to his homeland Greece in 2003, where he would play for Akratitos, Kallithea, AEL and OFI in the Superleague.[4]

Venetis played for the Greece national under-21 football team, making his debut in 2000.[5]

References

  1. ^ Β Εθνική / ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑ Α.Ο. ΠΑΕ / ΒΕΝΕΤΗΣ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΟΣ (in Greek). Hellenic League. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Keepers join Raith and Brechin". BBC Sport. 23 January 2003.
  3. ^ "Inverness CT 1-5 Ross County". BBC. 25 February 2003. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Stats Centre: Tassos Venetis Facts". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
  5. ^ Robertson, Rob (1 April 2000). "Injury-hit Hughes ruled out". The Heralds (Glasgow). Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.