Dimitrios Ziogas
{{short description|Greek footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dimitrios Ziogas
| image =
| fullname =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|11|9}}
| birth_place = Volos, Greece
| position =
| youthyears1 = 1993–1997
| youthclubs1 = APOV Volos FC
| currentclub = Pyrasos Nea Anchialos
| years1 = 1997–2001
| clubs1 = Niki Volos
| years2 = 2001–2003
| clubs2 = Asteras Ryzomylos
| years3 = 2003–2005
| clubs3 = Androutsos Gravias
| years4 = 2005–2006
| clubs4 = Anagennisi Karditsas
| years5 = 2006–2007
| clubs5 = Enosi Poros-Galatas
| years6 = 2007–2008
| clubs6 = Asteras Iteas
| years7 = 2008
| clubs7 = Niki Polygyros
| years8 = 2009
| clubs8 = Anagennisi Giannitsa
| years9 = 2009
| clubs9 = A.O. Nea Ionia
| years10 = 2010
| clubs10 = Saronikos Aigina
| years11 = 2011
| clubs11 = Enosis Aspropyrgos
| years12 = 2012–2013
| clubs12 = A.O. Karditsas
| years13 = 2013–2014
| clubs13 = Sarakinos Volos
| years14 = 2014–2015
| clubs14 = AE Leontari
| years15 = 2015–2016
| clubs15 = AE Diminiou
| years16 = 2016–2017
| clubs16 = Dafni Livanaton (player-manager)
| years17 = 2017–2018
| clubs17 = AO Agnantero
| years18 = 2018–2019
| clubs18 = Achilleas Farsala
| years19 = 2019
| clubs19 = AO Agnantero
| years20 = 2019–2021
| clubs20 = Pyrasos Nea Anchialos
| manageryears1 = 2016
| managerclubs1 = Skiathos FC
| manageryears2 = 2016-2017
| managerclubs2 = Dafni Livanaton
| manageryears3 = 2021-2022
| managerclubs3 = Keravnos Vathikoilos FC
| manageryears4 = 2022-2023
| managerclubs4 = Apollon Kanalion
| manageryears5 = 2023-
| managerclubs5 = Chloe FC
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Dimitrios Ziogas ({{langx|el|Δημήτριος Ζιώγας}}; born 9 November 1981) is a Greek former football player and currently a manager of Chloe FC. He holds the record of most goals scored by a footballer in lower Greek football divisions, scoring over 1.000 in official and friendly matches and has been awarded for his feat by the Greek Football Federation.{{Cite web |url=http://magnesiasports.gr/index.php/football-menu/epsth/a-epsth/item/40494-%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AE%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%B6%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%BF-%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD-1000-%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BB |title="Δημήτρης Ζιώγας: ο παίκτης των 1.000 γκολ!" |accessdate=2016-07-30 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802084238/http://www.magnesiasports.gr/index.php/football-menu/epsth/a-epsth/item/40494-%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AE%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%B6%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%BF-%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD-1000-%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BB |archivedate=2016-08-02 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=https://www.trikalavoice.gr/%CE%B1%CE%B8%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82/%CE%B1%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%AD%CF%81%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%B1-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%87%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CF%8C%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%81/|title= Πανθεσσαλικα ρεκόρ: Τσιούκας, Δενελάβας, Ποντίκας, Ζιώγας}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.pellanews.gr/sportgenika/%CF%84%CE%B1-%CF%84%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AC-%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81-%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD-%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B7%CE%B4%CF%89%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9-%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%87%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D-%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%AF%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%85/|title=Greek teenagers' scoring records}} Ziogas is also one of the youngest players ever worldwide to have scored a hat-trick and the youngest to win a top scorer award in any league in Greek football.{{Cite web |url=http://www.magnesiasports.gr/index.php/football-menu/epsth/a-epsth/item/40494-%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AE%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%B6%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%BF-%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD-1000-%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BB|title=Δημήτρης Ζιώγας|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802084238/http://www.magnesiasports.gr/index.php/football-menu/epsth/a-epsth/item/40494-%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AE%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%B6%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%BF-%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD-1000-%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BB|archive-date=2016-08-02}}
Biography
Ziogas started his career from the Olympiacos Volos youth section at the age of 5. His idols were prolific scorers Gerd Muller and Romario. In 1996 he was released and joined newly-founded APO Volos in the third division of Thessaly Football Clubs Association -7th tier at the time- where he immediately became a regular and was crowned the league's top scorer in 1996-97 at just the age of 16.{{cite news|url=https://apov1996.webnode.gr/#|title= ΑΚΑΔΗΜΙΑ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΟΥ ΒΟΛΟΥ:1996-2022|website=apov1996 }} Though his family were Olympiacos Volos supporters, in the summer of 1997 he was signed by crosstown rivals Niki Volos, a Greek second division club coached by Vasilios Antoniadis. He stayed at Niki Volos for 5 seasons winning the Thessaly Cup but with limited playing time in Beta Ethniki and Gamma Ethniki.
Once he joined Asteras Rizomylos in 2002, his career took off with him scoring numerous goals and playing for lower division clubs in Delta Ethniki and amateur leagues for almost 20 years.[https://magnesianews.gr/athlitismos/analamvanei-ton-apollona-kanalion-o-dimitris-ziogas.html Επιστροφή στην ΕΠΣΘ με τον ρόλο του προπονητή για τον σπουδαίο σκόρερ - magnesianews.gr] He had also been player-manager after briefly quitting football in 2016, to return in 2018 and finally retire in 2021.
Records
Ziogas has scored 750 goals in approximately 700 official games in Greek football which is a national record.[https://magnesianews.gr/athlitismos/analamvanei-ton-apollona-kanalion-o-dimitris-ziogas.html Επιστροφή στην ΕΠΣΘ με τον ρόλο του προπονητή για τον σπουδαίο σκόρερ - magnesianews.gr] He has won 19 league titles playing for 22 clubs, while he has scored 6 bicycle kicks in one season, and 5 goals during a first-half getting the nickname Greek Lewandowski.{{Cite web |url=http://www.magnesiasports.gr/index.php/football-menu/epsth/a-epsth/item/36514-%CE%BF-%CE%B2%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B2%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%8C%CF%86%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%B9 |title="Ο Βολιώτης Λεβαντόφσκι" |accessdate=2016-02-11 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121052021/http://magnesiasports.gr/index.php/football-menu/epsth/a-epsth/item/36514-%CE%BF-%CE%B2%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B2%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%8C%CF%86%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%B9 |archivedate=2016-01-21 |url-status=dead }}
During the 2007-08 season he scored for 21 matches in a row in the 5th tier Argolida Football Clubs Association league.{{cite web|url=https://www.taxydromos.gr/m/84401/perizhthtos-o-dhmhtrhs-ziwgas.html|title= Περιζήτητος ο Δημήτρης Ζιώγας |author= |publisher=taxydromos.gr}} The previous season 2006-07 in the same league he had scored 11 goals in one game, his career high. Ziogas is considered one of the most prolific scorers in the history of Greek football including all tiers.
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Category:Greek men's footballers
Category:Niki Volos F.C. players
Category:Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. players
Category:Anagennisi Giannitsa F.C. players
Category:A.O. Nea Ionia F.C. players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Footballers from Volos
Category:21st-century Greek sportsmen
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