Giorgos Karagounis

Giorgos Karagounis is, to me, the heartbeat of Greek football. When I think of Greece's stunning Euro 2004 triumph, his name is right there at the centre of it. A midfielder with real grit, he wore the jersey from 1999 all the way to 2014 and became his country's most-capped player. What I admire is the breadth of his club journey too: Panathinaikos, then Inter Milan, Benfica and Fulham. He carried himself like a leader, and I genuinely believe he embodied that underdog spirit that made Greece's golden generation so unforgettable. A proper icon of his era.

Name (English)

Giorgos Karagounis

Name (Japanese)

ギオルゴス・カラグーニス

Reading

ぎおるごす・からぐーにす

Born

March 6, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Snake

Origin

Elis Regional Unit, Greece

Height

176 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.giorgoskaragounis.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Elis Regional Unit
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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