Ioannis Masmanidis

Ioannis Masmanidis 2008

Ioannis Masmanidis ( born March 9, 1983 in Leverkusen ) is a German footballer of Greek descent.

Career

The son of Greek parents played since he was six years for Bayer 04 Leverkusen and went through the youth teams to the second team, in which he came for the first time in 2002 for use. In the same year he was accepted into the professional squad, the Leverkusen, but came in only two years into a single Erstligaeinsatz.

Then in 2004 he joined for a fee of € 10,000 for Karlsruher SC in the second division. The left attacking midfielder landed at the Badeners a regular place and was considered a great talent.

After being in October 2005, his debut in the German U- 21 team had been able to celebrate and there in the very first game score was achieved, he moved into the winter break in early 2006 for € 500,000 from his current contract out for Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld. In the second round he came in almost every game of Arminen used and the following year Masmanidis claimed a place in the team and shot on September 30, 2006, his first Bundesliga goal on the mountain pastures in the 2007/ 08 season he came, however, only eight League bets, after which he decided to leave the club in the summer.

Peel free, he moved to Erstligaabsteiger 1 FC Nuremberg in the second Bundesliga. He came at the request of his former coach Thomas von Heesen, who had already brought him to Bielefeld. In franc Masmanidis but could not prevail for the regulars. He had nine league and two cup inserts, which he had never played over the full period. Therefore, in the winter of 2009, he signed a resolution agreement and joined the Cypriot first division side Apollon Limassol, who was trained by the club before retiring Thomas von Heesen. In summer 2010 Masmanidis joined the Greek second division side Ethnikos Piraeus. During the winter break of the season 2010/11 he moved to the German third division Wehen. There he played until the end of the season and joined the 2011/12 season to Belgium to KAS Eupen. There he became a regular player again and convinced by his eye for goal. In twenty-nine he scored fourteen goals and failed with KAS Eupen barely in the Relegation 'Ascent.

Mid- June 2012 gave the Belgian second division side CS Visé the obligation of Masmanidis for 2012/13 season known. He signed a three-year contract by the end of June 2015.

Title / successes

• Bundesliga promotion 2008/ 09 with the 1st FC Nuremberg (only in the first round at the club )