Minas Hantzidis

Minas Hantzidis (Greek Μηνάς Χατζίδης, born July 4, 1966 in Kettwig, since 1975, district of Essen ) is a former Greek football player who spent most of his career with Olympiakos Piraeus and in Germany.

Career

Hantzidis played in the Bundesliga for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, with whom he won the 1988 UEFA Cup, and VfL Bochum. He played a total of 27 Bundesliga matches and scored two goals. For most of his career (1988-1996) played Hantzidis the Greek giants Olympiakos Piraeus. In the first Greek league he played more than 250 league games. In 1998 he moved from Greece back to Germany. He went to Wuppertal SV, where he had already played in youth. There he played a season in the big leagues. He then moved to the Regionalliga for SV Elversberg (59 games, 12 goals). In 2007, he finished his career with SpVgg Radevormwald.

Today he still plays 04 Leverkusen in the tradition team from Bayer.

Statistics

• Apps † (Gls ) Bundesliga 1: 27 ( 2)
• Apps † (Gls ) Regional: 59 (12 )

National

For the Greek national team Hantzidis played ten times and scored one goal. His first international match ended on 23 March 1994 in Thessaloniki 0-0 against Poland. He came at the 1994 World Cup in the United States two appearances: After a substitution at half-time the match ended in Soldier Field Chicago on June 26 against Bulgaria ( with among other Christo Stoichkov, Krasimir Balakov and Emil Kostadinov ) 0:4. When using over 90 minutes four days later at Soldier Field Boston Greece was after the 0-2 against Nigeria excreted ( with Sunday Oliseh and Jay- Jay Okocha ) with zero points and goals in the preliminary round Group D. His last international game he played on 7 September 1994 in a 5-1 win in the Faroe Islands against the Faroe Islands national football team under coach Kostas Polychroniou, who had replaced after Alketas Panagoulias World Cup.