Natalia Chatzigiannidou

Natalia Chatzigiannidou
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-07-19) 19 July 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Florina, Greece[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender,[3] midfielder,[1] forward[4]
Team information
Current team
 REA
Number 20
Youth career
Filiriakos Florinas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–2007 Filiriakos Florinas[5]
2007–2020 PAOK
2021 Agrotikos Asteras Women[7] ? (2)
2022 Asteras Ladies Rethymno[8] ? (4)
2022– REA[9][10] 0 (0)
International career
1997 Greece U18[6]
1997–2020 Greece[11][4] 161 (11)
2019–2022 Greece military 1+ (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:28, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Natalia Chatzigiannidou (Greek: Ναταλία Χατζηγιαννίδου; born (1979-06-19)19 June 1979) is a Greek footballer who plays for REA and the Greece women's national football team, where she is also the captain.[11][5]

Club career

Chatzigiannidou was born on 19 July 1979 in Florina, Greece,[2] and started her career at the age of 12 with the local club Filiriakos Florinas in 1991, which was also the year the club was founded,[12][13] where she won an A Division league (women's top-tier league) title in 2000, and played for the club until 2007.[5]

Chatzigiannidou's tenure in Filiriakos coincided with the club's golden years; Regional Championship in 1992–93 season and promotion; in addition to the 2000 A Division title, they were also runners-up in 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2004, and third in 1999; the successes include presences in European tournaments such as Women's Cup of Italy (version of Sicily in 2003), which was organized jointly by UEFA and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), where the club was honoured by the latter, and the International Tournament of Pecquencourt among others,[14] and a 3–0 victorious friendly match against Women's national team for 2005 Prespes Festival on 27 August 2005, where Chatzigiannidou scored the third goal,[15] an era the club provided the national teams with 24 footballers during their 15 years of existence, until 2006,[16] of being herself an international footballer,[12] and also serving the club from the position of the captain.[16]

In 2007, Chatzigiannidou moved to PAOK, where she played over 200 matches,[5] including 30 appearances for UEFA Women's Champions League,[17] and winning 12 A Division leagues and 5 Women's Cups until 2020,[5][11] when she decided to leave the club due to disgruntlement for the way the club was treating her at the time[18] and was released by the club after an appeal to the Hellenic Football Federation.[13]

In April 2021, Chatzigiannidou joined Agrotikos Asteras Women.[5][11]

On 27 January 2022, Chatzigiannidou joined Asteras Ladies Rethymno, having been incorporated with a delay due to professional reasons, after having agreed with the club since October 2021,[11][5] a transfer which has been described as the club's most important transfer ever in its history.[19]

For the season 2022–23, Chatzigiannidou joined REA,[9][10] the successor club of Asteras Ladies Rethymno.[20][21]

International career

Greece

On 2 November 1997, Chatzigiannidou made her debut for Greece women's national football team in a match against Yugoslavia, where she also scored.[4]

Chatzigiannidou was also part of the squad that competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1][11]

On 26 January 2016, Chatzigiannidou made her 139th top level international appearance and tied Giorgos Karagounis, in a match against Albania for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifiers, a feat combined with remarkable stability in the national team, having played in 139 matches out of 146 available since her debut.[22][4]

On 8 March 2016, after making her 140th appearance in a match against Ukraine for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifiers, Chatzigiannidou surpassed Giorgos Karagounis' previous record, becoming the most capped Greek footballer in the history of the Greece national teams (including both men's and women's), and after the match was awarded a commemorative cap jointly by the Hellenic Football Federation and UEFA for the feat.[23][24][25]

Chatzigiannidou would then go on extending her record, reaching 145 appearances until January 2017, for a tally she was awarded by Macedonia Football Clubs Association (EPSM),[26][27] until 13 June 2017 had reached the remarkable number of 150 appearances,[6] and, having made over 160 international appearances, she currently (27 January 2022) remains the most capped player in the history of the Greece national team, which she also captains.[11][5]

Greece military

Chatzigiannidou additionally played for the Greece women's national military football team at least once in 2019, in a qualifier match for the 2019 CISM Military World Games,[28] and she has also been at least in a respective selection again in 2022 for an unofficial charity friendly match against Ladies FC Ialysos club,[29] which was also a celebration match for the club's promotion to the A Division, for a match she was called up alongside the club teammate Argiro Karamousadaki, who was also called up,[30][31] with the club congratulating both of them for the honour in an announcement.[32][30]

Honours

Filiriakos Florinas[11][14][16]

  • A Division: 2000; runners-up: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004; third place: 1999
  • Regional Championship: 1992–93

PAOK[11][5]

  • A Division: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • Women's Cup: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Olympic Women's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Greece (GRE)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Η ρεκορντγούμαν και εμβληματική αρχηγός της Εθνικής Ελλάδας, Ναταλία Χατζηγιαννίδου, στον Αστέρα Ρεθύμνου!" [The record holder and emblematic leader of Greece national football team, Natalia Chatzigiannidou, at Asteras Rethymnou!]. Ginekio.com (in Greek). Ginekio. 27 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Οι κλήσεις στην Εθνική ποδοσφαίρου Γυναικών για Μαυροβούνιο και Ουκρανία" [The call-ups of Women's national football team for the matches against Montenegro and Ukraine]. A-Sports.gr (in Greek). A-Sports. 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Τρέχει με 139!" [She "runs" with 139!]. inPAOK.com (in Greek). in PAOK. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ποδόσφαιρο Γυναικών: Ανακοίνωσε την Ναταλία Χατζηγιαννίδου ο Αγροτικός Αστέρας" [Women's Football: Agrotikos Asteras announced Natalia Chatzigiannidou]. KingSport.gr (in Greek). King Sport. 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Ναταλία, η ηγέτιδα!" [Natalia, the leader!]. inPAOK.com (in Greek). in PAOK. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Α' Εθνική Γυναικών: Ο τελικός πίνακας των σκόρερ στον Βόρειο Όμιλο" [Women's A Division: The final table of the goalscorers in the North Group]. Top-Sport.gr (in Greek). Top Sport. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Ποδόσφαιρο Γυναικών: Η παρουσία του Αστέρα Ρεθύμνου στο πρωτάθλημα" [Women's Football: The presence of Asteras Rethymno in the league]. Athlitiko.gr (in Greek). Athlitiko. 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Παρουσίασε το ρόστερ της η ΡΕΑ ενόψει της νέας σεζόν (video)" [REA presented its roster for the new season (video)]. GoodNet.gr (in Greek). GOOD Net. 2 November 2022. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Το ρόστερ της ΡΕΑ – video" [The roster of REA – video]. Athlitiko.gr (in Greek). Athlitiko. 4 November 2022. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Στον Αστέρα η Ναταλία Χατζηγιαννίδου!" [Natalia Chatzigiannidou joined Asteras!]. RethymnoSports.gr (in Greek). Rethymno Sports. 27 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  12. ^ a b "MEAO Filiriakos 2005–06". Users.sch.gr (in Greek). MEAO Filiriakos. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Άρθρο - αφιέρωμα για την διεθνή αρχηγό και "βαρόμετρο" των γηπέδων Ναταλία Χατζηγιαννίδου" [A tribute to the captain and "leader" of international matches Natalia Chatzigiannidou]. Top Sport (in Greek). Top-Sport.gr. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Μορφωτικός Εκπολιτιστικός Όμιλος Φιλυριακός Φλώρινας" [Educational Cultural Club Filiriakos Florina]. Users.sch.gr (in Greek). MEAO Filiriakos. 7 January 2004. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Φιλυριακός-Εθνική Γυναικών 3–0 (Πρέσπεια 2005)" [Filyriakos vs. Women's National Team 3–0 (Prespes Festival 2005)]. Users.sch.gr (in Greek). MEAO Filiriakos. 29 August 2005. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  16. ^ a b c "Tournament Fifteen Years M.E.A.O. "Filyriakos" Florinas". Users.sch.gr (in Greek). MEAO Filiriakos. 16 September 2006. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Natalia Chatzigiannidou". PlayMakerStats.com. oGol. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Αποχωρεί από τον ΠΑΟΚ η Χατζηγιαννίδου" [Chatzigiannidou leaves PAOK]. PAOKday.gr (in Greek). PAOK day. 2 November 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Στον Αστέρα Ρ. η Χατζηγιαννίδου" [Chatzigiannidou transferred to Asteras R.]. Patris.gr (in Greek). Patris (Crete). 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Ποδόσφαιρο Γυναικών: Δημιουργία της "ΡΕΑ – Ρεθυμνιακή Ένωση Αθλητών"" [Women's Football: Creation of REA – Rethymnon Athletes' Association]. KingSport.gr (in Greek). King Sport. 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  21. ^ "Έτοιμη η "ΡΕΑ" να γράψει ιστορία στο γυναίκειο ποδόσφαιρο!" [REA is ready to make history in women's football!]. GoodNet.gr (in Greek). GOOD Net. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  22. ^ "Η Ναταλία έφτασε τον Καραγκούνη!" [Natalia reached Karagounis!]. PAOKmania.gr (in Greek). PAOKmania. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Η ήττα, το κέρδος και το ρεκόρ στην Εθνική ποδοσφαίρου Γυναικών" [The loss, the gain and the record in Women's National Football Team]. A-Sports.gr (in Greek). A-Sports. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Βράβευση Ν. Χατζηγιαννίδου από UEFA" [UEFA honors N. Chatzigiannidou]. YouTube.com (in Greek). Greece National Football Team official YouTube channel. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  25. ^ "First women receive 100-cap awards". UEFA.com. UEFA. 1 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  26. ^ "Η ΕΠΣΜ τιμά ΠΑΟΚ και Χατζηγιαννίδου!" [EPSM is honouring PAOK and Chatzigiannidou!]. PAOKvoice.com (in Greek). PAOK Voice. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Βράβευση του ποδοσφαιρικού τμήματος Προπαίδων Κεραυνού Ωραιοκάστρου από την ΕΠΣΜ" [Keravnos Oreokastrou Kids football department was awarded by the EPSM]. RealOraiokastro.gr (in Greek). Real Oraiokastro. 18 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  28. ^ "Εθνική Γυναικών Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων: Αποκλεισμός με ψηλά το κεφάλι" [Greece women's national military football team: Disqualified, but with head held high]. SporTime.gr (in Greek). Spor Time. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  29. ^ "Εθνική Ενόπλων Γυναικών: Η αποστολή για την φιέστα της L.F.C. Ιάλυσος" [Women's National Military team: The call-ups for the match against LFC Ialysos]. Dimokratiki.gr (in Greek). Dimokratiki. 13 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Στην Εθνική Ενόπλων Γυναικών οι Ναταλία Χατζηγιαννίδου και Αργυρώ Καραμουσαδάκη" [Natalia Chatzigiannidou and Argiro Karamousadaki selected for the Women's National Military team]. RethemnosNews.gr (in Greek). Rethemnos News. 13 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  31. ^ "Τα κορίτσια της Ladies FC Ιάλυσος πανηγύρισαν την άνοδο τους στην Α' Εθνική" [The girls of Ladies FC Ialysos celebrated their promotion to the A Division]. News12.gr (in Greek). News 12. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  32. ^ "Χατζηγιαννίδου, Καραμουσαδάκη στην Εθνική Ενόπλων" [Chatzigiannidou, Karamousadaki selected for the National Military team]. GoodNet.gr (in Greek). Good Net. 14 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.