Kostas Chaniotakis

Kostas Chaniotakis (Greek: Κώστας Χανιωτάκης; born 19 July 1968) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Kostas Chaniotakis
Personal information
Full name Konstantinos Chaniotakis
Date of birth (1968-07-19) 19 July 1968
Place of birth Heraklion, Greece
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1998 OFI Crete 228 (0)
1998–2000 Vitesse 3 (0)
2000–2001 Paniliakos 10 (0)
2001–2004 OFI Crete 26 (0)
2004–2005 Ergotelis 23 (0)
2005–2006 APOEL 1 (0)
2006 Ergotelis 0 (0)
National team
1992–1993 Greece 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Chaniotakis moved to the first team at the age of 20 from OFI Crete. After two years he became the first goalkeeper of the club, which he would also be the 8 seasons following. In 1992 and 1993 Chaniotakis came out four times for the Greek national football team.

After having played 228 matches for OFI Crete, the keeper left for the Dutch Vitesse. On the advice of former Vitesse striker Nikos Machlas, the then 30-year-old Chaniotakis and also ex-teammate of Machlas was reached as an experienced stand-in for the first goalkeeper Sander Westerveld. On 29 September 1998, Chaniotakis made his debut for Vitesse in the UEFA Cup-match against the Greek team AEK Athens, because Westerveld was sent out of the field just before the whistle for the half time due to tackling a broken player.

After two seasons in the Netherlands, in which he would play only three games, he returned to his native country to play with the third divisionist Paniliakos. Chaniotakis returned to Crete, and OFI, where he spent another four season as a back-up goalkeeper. He then moved to fellow Heraklion-based Superleague club Ergotelis, and following their relegation, signed with the Cypriot First Division club APOEL Nicosia. At age 37, Chaniotakis postponed his retirement until the end of the season, in order to rejoin Ergotelis in the Beta Ethniki in January 2006, signed as both 4th goalkeeper and goalkeepers' coach.[1]

Statistics
season club competition caps goals
1988/89OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki180
1989/90OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki80
1990/91OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki260
1991/92OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki290
1992/93OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki280
1993/94OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki260
1994/95OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki00
1995/96OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki320
1996/97OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki320
1997/98OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki290
1998/99VitesseEredivisie20
1999/00VitesseEredivisie10
2000/01PaniliakosGamma Ethniki100
2001/02OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki60
2002/03OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki60
2003/04OFI CreteAlpha Ethniki140
2004/05ErgotelisAlpha Ethniki230
2005/06APOELCypriot First Division10
ErgotelisBeta Ethniki00

Personal

Chaniotakis' son Georgios is also a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Greek Football League side Ergotelis, where Chaniotakis himself played late in his career.

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References
  1. "Η επιστροφή του Χανιωτάκη" (in Greek). patris.gr. 7 January 2006.
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