Angelos Basinas

Angelos Basinas (Greek: Άγγελος Μπασινάς pronounced [ˈaɲɟelos basiˈnas], born on 3 January 1976) is a retired Greek international footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He can also operate as a central midfielder and a centre back. He is best remembered for his key role in the Greek national team that won the 2004 European Championship. He provided the corner kick through which Angelos Charisteas scored the winning goal in the Euro 2004 Final against Portugal.

Angelos Basinas
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-01-03) 3 January 1976
Place of birth Chalkida, Greece
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2005 Panathinaikos 199 (27)
2005–2008 Mallorca 75 (1)
2008–2009 AEK Athens 14 (0)
2009–2010 Portsmouth 15 (0)
2010–2011 Arles-Avignon 4 (0)
Total 307 (28)
National team‡
1999–2009 Greece 100 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 April 2009

Club career

Panathinaikos

Basinas started his career with Greek side Panathinaikos, during his time at Panathinaikos he won both the league and the Greek Cup in 2004. After a row broke out between Basinas, the manager and the Panathinaikos board over wages, Basinas was released on 21 September 2005, which brought an end to a career at the club which lasted over 10 years, during this time he made over 150 appearances for the club scoring many crucial goals both domestically and in European competitions.[1] ( He played 153 games (26 goals, 5 assists) with the club in all competitions).

Mallorca

Although rumored to go to Birmingham City, Everton, AEK Athens and Olympiacos during the 2006 Winter transfer window, Basinas signed a contract with Mallorca preferring to leave Greece and join the Spanish Primera División. In the second half of the 05/06 season, Basinas completed a successful first period at Mallorca, helping to save the team from relegation proving a key part of the struggling team's survival. In his second year at the club he helped the team to finish in 7th position, one point from European qualification. He was released by Mallorca on 1 July 2008 after his 2½ years' contract came to an end. He played 81 games (1 goals, 1 assists) with the club in all competitions.

AEK Athens

On 31 July 2008 he signed a 3-year contract of €1.4 million per annum with AEK Athens,[2] choosing the number 14. Despite the pre-season odds, AEK underachieved during the first half of the season and lost the title race too early, making Basinas favourable towards a new move during the winter transfer period.

Portsmouth

On 2 February 2009, Portsmouth confirmed the signing of Basinas on an eighteen-month contract.[3] He made his debut for Portsmouth on 7 February 2009 against Liverpool. Just a few hours after his debut, manager Tony Adams, who brought Basinas in, was sacked by the club and replaced by Paul Hart. Under the new manager, Basinas hardly played and was benched for the rest of the season after only making 3 appearances for Portsmouth. Despite little playing time in his first season at Portsmouth, Basinas stated that he wanted to stay at the club.[4] When Avram Grant became the manager of the club, Basinas had continued to impress for Portsmouth when called upon and a poll among Portsmouth fans on 23 January 2010, showed that he's appreciated by the fans. 77% of fans believe that "Basinas has the creative touch and must play", while only 2% believed he should leave the club.[5] With Portsmouth Angelos Basinas reached the 2010 FA Cup Final against Chelsea of Carlo Ancelotti.

Arles-Avignon

In the summer 2010, Angelos Basinas moved to Arles, with his teammate Angelos Charisteas, in the Ligue 1. He made his debut on 21 August 2010 in a 1–2 away defeat against Toulouse. Basinas made a total of five appearances in League 1 and French Cup. The contract was broken two months later.

International career

Basinas won his first cap in a 3–1 win over El Salvador on 18 August 1999 and scored his first goal in just his second match, also against El Salvador just two days later. He has remained a part of the national team setup since his debut and has been a regular since Otto Rehhagel took over in 2001.

He was a key player in Greece's upset European Championship victory, scoring a penalty in his country's 2–1 upset win over host team Portugal in the tournament's opening game. Basinas was a vital player in the hard working midfield of the Greek team throughout the tournament. In the final, Charisteas scored the winning goal for Greece against Portugal off a corner kick by Basinas, which saw Greece win the trophy.

After Theodoros Zagorakis retired, Basinas was selected to take the captain's arm band. Basinas earned his 100th cap for Greece 1 April 2009 in a FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifier against Israel. At the time, he was only the second Greek player to achieve 100 national team appearances alongside Theodoros Zagorakis.

Career statistics

[6]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Europe Total
1995–96PanathinaikosAlpha Ethniki1010--0020
1996–971040--0050
1997–9826181----342
1998–9921040--60310
1999–200029440--60394
2000–0125393--142488
2001–0222461--143428
2002–0324560--92397
2003–0426772--613910
2004–0524320--80343
Spain League Copa del Rey League Cup Europe Total
2005–06MallorcaLa Liga140------140
2006–07290------290
2007–0832120----341
Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Europe Total
2008–09AEK AthensSuperleague Greece14020--10170
England League FA Cup English League Cup Europe Total
2008–09PortsmouthPremier League30------30
2009–101203020--150
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
2010–11Arles-AvignonLigue 140--10--40
CountryGreece 21327537--64833042
Spain 75120----771
England 1503020--200
France 40--10--50
Career total 307285873064843242

International career statistics
Greece national team
YearAppsGoals
199961
200090
200171
200290
200370
2004151
2005131
200680
2007103
2008130
200930
Total1007

[7]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 August 1999Kavala National Stadium, Kavala, Greece El Salvador1–03–0Friendly Match
2.28 February 2001Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion, Greece Russia3–33–3Friendly Match
3.12 June 2004Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal Portugal0–21–2UEFA Euro 2004
4.9 February 2005Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece Denmark2–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5.28 March 2007Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta0–10–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
6.17 November 2007Spyros Louis Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece Malta2–05–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
7.21 November 2007Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Hungary1–21–2UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
Correct as of 7 October 2015[8]

Honours

Clubs

Panathinaikos

Portsmouth

International

Greece U-21

Greece

See also

References
  1. Basinas quits PAO
  2. AEK FC sign Basinas Archived 5 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Basinas joins Blues Archived 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Basinas staying at Portsmouth". Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  5. "NO Basinas in Pompey's FA Cup plans?" Vitalfootball.co.uk Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 23 January 2010. Accessed 23 January 2010.
  6. "Angelos Basinas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  7. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Angelos Basinas International Appearances Archived 31 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Football PLAYER: Angelos Basinas". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Theodoros Zagorakis		 Greece captain
2007–2009		 Succeeded by
Giorgos Karagounis

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