The 2008–09 season is PAS Giannina's 25th competitive season in the second division of Greek football and 43rd year in existence as a football club. They also compete in the Greek Cup.
Players Updated:- No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Place of birthDate of birthSigned fromNotesGoalkeepers1Nikos Zafeiropoulos (VC2)GKPatras, Greece8 January 1974 Levadiakos30Georgios SikaliasGKAthens, Greece25 March 1986 Ethnikos Piraeus15Panagiotis LolasGKIoannina, Greece26 June 1992 PAS Giannina U2134Athanasios KouventarisGKSidirokastro, Greece19 January 1983 PAS PrevezaDefenders2Georgios Dasios (C)RBIoannina, Greece12 May 1983 -3Kostas PagonisLBAthens, Greece11 September 1985 Atromitos4Georgios Kousas CBThessaloniki, Greece12 August 1982 Apollon Kalamarias5Spyros GogolosCBKerkyra, Greece11 August 1978 Aris6Kostas LouboutisLBThessaloniki, Greece10 June 1979 Levadiakos16Giorgos KoliosLBIoannina, Greece28 April 1990 PAS Giannina U2121Panagiotis TzimasCBIoannina, Greece7 January 1991 PAS Giannina U2124Giorgos KarakostasCBStanos, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece23 July 1984 Ilisiakos25Alexios MichailCBIoannina, Greece18 August 1986 Lamia32Pavlos VartziotisCBIoannina, Greece27 January 1981 Kerkyra37Giannis StathisRBAthens, Greece20 May 1987 Panathinaikos88Nikolaos GeorgiadisRBToronto, Canada23 March 1983 KozaniMidfielders7Ilias MichalopoulosMLAthens, Greece15 October 1985 Atromitos U-218Luciano CMVolta Redonda, Brazil21 August 1972 Atromitos12Jean Marie SyllaMLConakry, Guinea22 April 1983 Apollon Kalamarias14Kostas PappasCMIoannina, Greece30 November 1991 PAS Giannina U2117César CastroDMSan Cristobal, Tachira, Venezuela10 April 1983 Atromitos18Esteban BujánDMCapital Federal, Argentina13 July 1979 CA Banfield20David MezaDMAsunción, Paraguay15 August 1988 AtromitosLoan23Evripidis GiakosCM / CFIoannina, Greece9 April 1991 PAS Giannina U2127Federico Ariel García MLMalagueño, Argentina4 January 1979 Olympiacos VolosLoan29Lucas RimoldiCMCórdoba, Argentina10 August 1980 Talleres99Lucas ScagliaCMRosario, Argentina6 May 1987 TerrassaForwards9Giorgos SaitiotisFWChalkidiki, Greece25 July 1981 Niki Volos11Evangelos KontogoulidisSTProastio, Kozani, Greece13 July 1981 Kozani19Georgios GougouliasSTSchweinfurt, Germany7 February 1983 Panserraikos22Christos TzanisFWParapotamos, Greece22 April 1985 Anagennisi Arta77Ilias Solakis (VC)FWFlorina, Greece15 December 1974 KastoriaLeft during Winter Transfer Window18Kostantinos KaznaferisRWArta, Greece22 June 1987 Anagennisi Arta10Christos KoutsospyrosFWAgrinio, Greece14 October 1981 Atromitos19Giannis SamarasRBKozani, Greece26 May 1983 Thermaikos Thermis
International players Kostas Louboutis (men's) Georgios Sikalias (U-21) Georgios Kousas (U-21) Kostas Pagonis (U-21)
Foreign players EU NationalsEU Nationals (Dual Citizenship) Luciano Federico Ariel GarcíaNon-EU Nationals Esteban Buján Lucas Rimoldi Lucas Scaglia Jean Marie Sylla César Castro David Meza
Personnel
Management PositionStaffMajority OwnerAlexis Kougias (until 3 July 2008) Giorgos Christovasilis (from 3 July 2008)President and CEOAlexis Kougias (until 3 July 2008) Giorgos Christovasilis (from 3 July 2008)Director of FootballThalis TsirimokosHead of Ticket DepartmentAlekos Potsis
Coaching staff PositionNameHead coachNikos Anastopoulos (Until 3 July 2008) Ángel Guillermo Hoyos (From 10 July 2008 until 29 April 2009)
Miltos Mastoras ct (From 29 April 2010 until 25 May 2009)Assistant coachFernando ArgilaFitness coachPablo LugitanoGoalkeepers CoachAngel Argila
Medical staff PositionNameHead doctorSpyros SiaravasPhysioFilipos Skordos
Transfers
Summer
In NoPosPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource30GKGeorgios SikaliasPanathinaikos -17 July 200824CBGiorgos KarakostasIlisiakos -17 July 200837RBGiannis StathisPanathinaikos -19 July 20086LBKostas LouboutisLevadiakos -19 July 200817DMCésar CastroAtromitos -22 July 200820DMDavid MezaAtromitosLoan29 July 20088CMLucianoAtromitos -5 August 200829CMLucas RimoldiTalleres -12 August 200823CM / CFEvripidis GiakosPAS Giannina U21 -
Out NoPosPlayerTransferred toFeeDateSourceAMSotiris TsatsosApollon KalamariasReleased25 June 2008CB / DMPaul AdadoPanserraikos70.00012 July 2008CBNikos ZapropoulosPanthrakikosReleased14 July 2008GKMahamadou SidibéEthnikos AchnaReleased15 July 200831DMKostas KiassosLevadiakosReleased15 July 2008AMRAristomenis KapouranisPAS LamiaReleased16 July 2008DMAlexandros KalogerisKeravnos Keratea -21 July 2008CBApostolos AvramidisEthnikos FilippiadaLoan6 August 2008RWGiorgos LappasEthnikos FilippiadaLoan14 August 200820CMKostas DiamantidisFostirasLoan29 August 2008CMFillip Rodrigues - -
Winter
In NoPosPlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource99CMLucas ScagliaTerrassa -13 January 200918DMEsteban BujánCA Banfield -13 January 200927MLFederico Ariel GarcíaOlympiacos VolosLoan22 January 200919STGeorgios GougouliasPanserraikos -30 January 200916LBGiorgos KoliosPAS Giannina U21Promoted17 February 200921CBPanagiotis TzimasPAS Giannina U21Promoted17 February 200914CMKostas PappasPAS Giannina U21Promoted17 February 2009
Out NoPosPlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource18RWKostantinos KaznaferisPyrsos GrevenaLoan6 January 200910FWChristos KoutsospyrosPanachaikiLoan8 January 200919RBGiannis SamarasPyrsos GrevenaLoan16 January 2009
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Beta Ethniki
League table
Results summary
Fixtures
Greek cup
Second round
Additional round
References
External links
Official website