Triantafyllos Macheridis

Triantafyllos Macheridis (Greek: Τριαντάφυλλος Μαχαιρίδης; born 10 November 1973), is a former Greek professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Triantafyllos Macheridis
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-11-10) 10 November 1973
Place of birth Drama, Greece
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
–1990 Pandramaikos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Pandramaikos 57 (1)
1993–1994 Skoda Xanthi 9 (1)
1994 Pandramaikos 9 (1)
1994–1996 Skoda Xanthi 39 (1)
1996–1998 AEK Athens 42 (0)
1998–1999 PAOK 31 (0)
1999–2000 Benfica 14 (0)
2001 → Kalamata (loan) 7 (0)
2002 Alki Larnaca 4 (0)
2003 Doxa Drama
2005–2006 Chania 4 (0)
Total 216 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Machairidis began his professional career in 1990 with boyhood club Pandramaikos. After two spells with Pandramaikos and Skoda Xanthi, Triantafyllos would sign for Greek football giants AEK Athens in 1996. His stay with the Athens side would prove to be successful, as on his first appearance his side won the Greek Super Cup defeating Panathinaikos on penalties. He was also an integral part of the AEK side who won the 1996–97 Greek Cup. After two successful seasons with AEK, Machairidis moved to Thessaloniki, to play for P.A.O.K. F.C..

On 30 December 1999 at the age of 26, Machairidis was signed by Benfica of Portugal who was at the time led by German coach Jupp Heynckes.[1] Machairidis debuted for the Encarnados on 9 January 2000 in the Derby de Lisboa match against Sporting CP.[2] Despite his stay with Benfica being short, Machairidis would feature regularly in a side who finished third in the domestic league campaign behind Porto and Sporting CP.[3] He would finish the 1999–2000 season with sixteen appearances to his name.[4]

In the transfer season of 2000, Machairidis failed to report to the preseason, with threats of having to compensate Benfica for unilaterally terminating his contract.[5] After negotiations,[6] he joined Kalamata on loan for the remainder of the season,[7] leaving permanently in June 2001.[8] Following Benfica, Triantafyllos would sign for Alki Larnaca of Cyprus where he would remain their for two seasons before finishing his career with boyhood club Doxa Drama in 2004.

Honours
AEK Athens
Alki Larnaca

References
  1. "REFORÇOS EM DEFINITIVO" [Reinforcements in definitive]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 December 1999. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. "Benfica 0-0 Sporting". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  3. "Liga Portuguesa 1999/00" [Portuguese League 1999/00]. ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  4. "Machairidis 1999/00". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  5. "Benfica à espera da resolução de Machairidis". Record. 5 September 2000.
  6. "Agente de Machairidis contacta Manuel Vilarinho segunda-feira". Record. 26 November 2000.
  7. "Machairidis no Kalamata". Record. 30 January 2001.
  8. "Machairidis vai ficar na Grécia". Record. 17 June 2001.
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