Vasileios Pliatsikas

Vasileios Pliatsikas
Βασίλειος Πλιάτσικας

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Personal information
Full name	Vasileios Pliatsikas
Date of birth	(1988-04-14) 14 April 1988
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height
Position(s)	Right back / Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2001–2002	Argolida 2000
2002–2003	Diovouniotis
2003–2004	Chaidari
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Chaidari	5	(0)
2005–2009	AEK Athens	37	(0)
2009–2012	Schalke 04	9	(0)
2010–2013	Schalke 04 II	11	(1)
2011–2012	→ MSV Duisburg (loan)	22	(1)
2014	Metalurh Donetsk	10	(0)
2014	Astra Giurgiu	11	(0)
2015	Metalurh Donetsk	3	(0)
International career‡
2005–2007	Greece U19	20	(5)
2007–2010	Greece U21	12	(1)
2008–	Greece	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 May 2012

Vasileios Pliatsikas (Greek: Βασίλειος Πλιάτσικας) (born 14 April 1988 in Athens) is a Greek international footballer, who plays as a right back.

Club career

AEK Athens

Pliatsikas began his AEK career in 2005, making his way up from the reserve team, he ended up making 37 league appearances for AEK.

Schalke

On 30 June 2009, Pliatsikas signed a four-year contract with German club Schalke 04 for an undisclosed fee. The beginning of 2010 was not good as Pliatsikas tore his knee ligaments during a training session. This was a major blow as he was beginning to get consistent game time with his club and was in the reckoning for a starting place with his national team. He missed the rest of Schalke's season and also the FIFA World Cup with Greece.

Duisburg

On 1 June 2011, it was announced that Pliatsikas will be loaned to MSV Duisburg for the upcoming season. In 2010–11, he could play only one match for Schalke because of his injury problems and so he should gain playing experiences in the 2. Bundesliga. He made his debut in the opening game against Karlsruhe on 17 August, being in the starting line-up in Duisburg's 2–3 defeat. After several fouls, he was forced to leave the field with a yellow-red card in the 76th minute. In his fourth league match for Duisburg against St. Pauli, he was sent off with a yellow-red card again.

Metalurh Donetsk

Pliatsikas participated in the preparation of the club in Turkey, leaving a positive impression and convinced the technical staff to offer him a contract. Pliatsikas, who had become free since last summer from Schalke 04, signed a contract until the end of the season 2013/14 with an renewal option for three more years.

Astra Giurgiu

On 23 July 2014, Pliatsikas signed a 2-year contract with Astra Giurgiu. On 25 July 2014, he made his debut with a club in a 2-0 away win against Concordia Chiajna. At the end of 2014 he returned to his former club Metalurh Donetsk.

International career

Greece U19

He was part of the Greek squad that reached the final of the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and went on to captain the U19 team the following year which reached the final eight this time round in the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.

Greece

He made his national team debut on 19 November 2008, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute against Italy in a 1–1 draw.

Greece's manager Otto Rehhagel called Pliatsikas for the three 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Luxembourg, Ukraine and Latvia where he played a pivotal role.

Honours

Club

Schalke 04

• DFB-Pokal: 2010–11

External links

• Vasileios Pliatsikas profile at Fussballdaten