Pantelis Kapetanos

Pantelis Kapetanos
Kapetanos playing for Steaua București
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-06-08) 8 June 1983
Place of birth Ptolemaida, Greece
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Striker
Youth career
–1999 Kozani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Kozani 54 (11)
2002–2005 Iraklis 75 (10)
2006–2008 AEK Athens 27 (4)
2008–2010 Steaua București 65 (27)
2011–2013 CFR Cluj 53 (18)
2013–2014 Steaua București 8 (3)
2014–2016 Skoda Xanthi 58 (13)
2016–2017 Veria 24 (6)
2018–2019 Makedonikos Foufas
Total 364 (92)
International career
2003–2005 Greece U21 15 (1)
2010 Greece 4 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Kozani (assistant)
2022 Makedonikos Foufas (assistant)
2023–2025 Makedonikos Foufas
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pantelis Kapetanos (Greek: Παντελής Καπετάνος; born 8 June 1983) is a Greek professional football manager and former player.[2]

Club career

Kapetanos preparing to take a penalty during a match with Internaţional Curtea de Argeş

Early career

Kapetanos started his in football career at Kozani. There he was spotted by the manager of Iraklis, Eugène Gerards, and thus in 2002 he was transferred to the club of Thessaloniki. He was distinguished for his strength in the air, but at the same time he was also a heavy player, without particular technical qualities and a big weakness at finishing. At Iraklis, he made quite good appearances that earned him a call to Greece U21. On 19 January 2006 Kapetanos was trasferred to AEK Athens for a fee of €400,000.[3] Gerards, who was the techical director of the club, was involved in this transfer.

AEK Athens

Kapetanos did not manage to meet the expectations that were created with his acquisition, as his presence at AEK was indulgently mediocre and was combined with a steady decreasing course in both performance and appearances. Even though he began his spell as a starter, in his second season he gradually lost his place in the starting line-up to Leonidas Kampantais. On 18 March 2007 in an away match against Kerkyra, he delivered a memorable performance as, after scoring the winner, he also missed a huge double chance.[4] At the 58th minute of the match, he unintentionally chipped the opposing goalkeeper with a volley, with the ball taking a strange course and bouncing on the goal line before returning to him. He then attempted a second volley, which was deflected by the goalkeeper.[5] In the following season his few appearances with the club made him also compete with the youth team in order not to be completely out of the form.[6]

Steaua București

On 8 July 2008 Kapetanos was released from AEK[7] and he joined Steaua București on a free transfer in a one-year contract.[8][9] In his first season at Steaua, Kapetanos was the club's top scorer with Bogdan Stancu, scoring 11 goals. The Steaua board extended his contract for two years, and he finished the 2009–10 season as the club's leading scorer in Liga I, with 15 goals, and in all competitions, with 19 goals. In January 2011 his contract with Steaua was terminated, as the management did not intend to pay his high salary.

CFR Cluj

Although Steaua allowed Kapetanos to leave on a free transfer, they did not want to allow him to sign for another Liga I club. He joined CFR Cluj in January 2011, signing a three years and a half contract.[10]

Due to the fact that he previously had to undergo surgery to fix a meniscus tear, he was sidelined for his first months at CFR Cluj.[11] Kapetanos had a much better 2011–12 season, scoring 12 goals to help CFR Cluj claim their third title in five years.[12][13]

On 14 July 2012, Kapetanos scored a late goal in extra time to help his team reach the Penalty shoot-out against Dinamo București in the 2012 Romanian Supercup. CFR Cluj lost at the penalty kicks and the trophy went to Dinamo.[14]

Second spell in Steaua București

On 3 September 2013, Steaua București announced that they have reached agreement with CFR Cluj for the transfer of Pantelis Kapetanos.[15]

Skoda Xanthi

On 11 July 2014, after six years, Kapetanos returned to Greece by joining Skoda Xanthi on a two-year contract,[16] as a free agent.

Kapetanos as a reserved for the Greek Football Cup final, pulled one goal back for Skoda Xanthi in the 87th minute from close range.[17]

Veria

After being released on a free transfer from Xanthi, Kapetanos signed a one-year contract to Veria.[18] After Veria's relegation he left the club.

After spending 6 months in Veria, Kapetanos left Veria in January 2017.[19] In July 2018, there were rumors for his transfer to Iraklis.[20]

International career

Kapetanos was called up by Greece for the first time ahead of its international friendly against Senegal.[21] He was included in the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and made his World Cup debut in a group stage match against South Korea.[22]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kozani 1999–00 Gamma Ethniki 8 2 1 0 – – 9 2
2000–01 24 5 2 1 – – 26 6
2001–02 Delta Ethniki 22 4 1 0 – – 23 4
Total 54 11 4 1 – – 58 12
Iraklis 2002–03 Alpha Ethniki 22 5 2 0 1[b] 0 – 25 5
2003–04 21 1 4 3 – – 25 4
2004–05 18 3 3 3 – – 21 6
2005–06 14 1 1 0 – – 15 1
Total 75 10 10 6 1 0 – 86 16
AEK Athens 2005–06 Alpha Ethniki 10 1 4 0 0 0 – 14 1
2006–07 Super League Greece 15 3 1 0 7[c] 1 – 23 4
2007–08 2 0 1 1 0 0 – 3 1
Total 27 4 6 1 7 1 – 40 6
Steaua București 2008–09 Liga I 23 11 0 0 4[d] 0 – 27 11
2009–10 30 15 1 2 8[e] 2 – 39 19
2010–11 12 1 2 0 3[e] 1 – 17 2
Total 65 27 3 2 15 3 – 83 32
CFR Cluj 2010–11 Liga I 2 0 – – – 2 0
2011–12 28 12 1 0 – – 29 12
2012–13 20 6 2 0 11[f] 3 1[g] 1 34 10
2013–14 3 0 — — – 3 0
Total 53 18 3 0 11 3 1 1 68 22
Steaua București 2013–14 Liga I 8 3 2 2 5[d] 0 – 15 5
Skoda Xanthi 2014–15 Super League Greece 31 11 10 1 – – 41 12
2015–16 27 2 2 1 – – 29 3
Total 58 13 12 2 – – 70 15
Veria 2016–17 Super League Greece 24 6 0 0 – – 24 6
Makedonikos Foufas 2018–19 Gamma Ethniki ? ? – – – ? ?
Career total 364 92 40 14 39 7 1 1 444 114
  1. ^ Includes Greek Cup, Cupa României
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Ten appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearance in Supercupa României

International

[23]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Greece
2010 4 0
Total 4 0

Personal life

He is the elder brother of Kostas Kapetanos[24][25] He is married to fellow Greek, Fotini Dougali and they have three children together. His older child, Giannis, is also a footballer, who plays as a striker for Super League Greece 2 club Panargiakos.[26]

Honours

CFR Cluj

Steaua București

References

  1. ^ "Pantelis Kapetanos's profile". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Au dat-o în bară! Steaua– CFR Cluj 1:1". click.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Συμβόλαιο πενταετούς συνεργασίας με την ΑΕΚ υπέγραψε ο Παντελής Καπετάνος". in.gr. 19 January 2006.
  4. ^ ΛΑΜΠΟΣ, AΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ (18 March 2007). "Κέρκυρα-ΑΕΚ 0-1". sport24.gr.
  5. ^ "Kapetanos - Kerkyra". 3 January 2008 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Παντελής Καπετάνος". aekpedia.com.
  7. ^ "AEK FC release Kapetanos". aekfc.gr (in Greek). 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008.
  8. ^ "Steaua l-a transferat pe Pantelis Kapetanos". Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  9. ^ "Στη Στεάουα ο Καπετάνος!". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online.
  10. ^ "Paszkany confirma transferul lui Kapetanos la CFR Cluj". ziare.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Pantelis Kapetanos se opereaza la menisc". corectnews.com (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Titlul e în "Gruia" – U Cluj – CFR 2–3 şi echipa lui Andone e noua campioană!". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Kapetanos 2011–2 season". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  14. ^ "Dinamo bate CFR la loviturile de departajare şi ia Supercupa!". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  15. ^ "Bine ai revenit, Pantelis Kapetanos!". steauafc.com. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  16. ^ Βόμβα με Καπετάνο (in Greek). sport24.gr FC. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  17. ^ "Olympiakos defeat Xanthi in Greek Cup final". espnfc.com. 23 May 2015.
  18. ^ Έρχονται άλλοι τρεις για τη Βέροια!
  19. ^ "Τέλος από την Βέροια ο Καπετάνος".
  20. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε την επιστροφή του στον Ηρακλή ο Καπετάνος!". sport-fm.gr.
  21. ^ "Pantelis Kapetanos, convocat la nationala Greciei". Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  22. ^ "Prosport". Prosport.
  23. ^ "Pantelis Kapetanos". European Football. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  24. ^ "Pantelis Kapetanos: "Am un frate care mi-ar putea da multe pase de gol"" [Pantelis Kapetanos: "I have a brother who could give me a lot of assists"] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  25. ^ "Ei sunt "clanul" Kapetanos! Cum ar arata Steaua cu grecul si fratele sau" [They are the Kapetanos "clan"! What would Steaua look like with the Greek and his brother] (in Romanian). sport.ro. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  26. ^ "Îl mai ţii minte pe Pantelis Kapetanos? Fostul star de la FCSB, prins în offisde în București" [Do you remember Pantelis Kapetanos? Former FCSB star caught in off-side in Bucharest] (in Romanian). spynews.ro. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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