Georgios Xenidis
{{Short description|Greek footballer (1974–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Giorgos Xenidis
| image =
| fullname = Georgios Xenidis
| height = 1.82 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1974|12|6}}
| birth_place = Thessaloniki, Greece
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2019|6|3|1974|12|6}}
| death_place = Thessaloniki, Greece
| position = Defender
| years1 = 1994–2002
| youthclubs1 = Iraklis
| youthyears1 = –1994
| clubs1 = Iraklis
| caps1 = 161
| goals1 = 14
| years2 = 2002
| clubs2 = AEK Athens
| caps2 = 9
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2002–2004
| clubs3 = Iraklis
| caps3 = 34
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2004–2006
| clubs4 = Anorthosis Famagusta
| caps4 = 40
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2006–2008
| clubs5 = Ionikos
| caps5 = 38
| goals5 = 2
| totalcaps = 282
| totalgoals = 22
}}
Georgios Xenidis ({{langx|el|Γεώργιος Ξενίδης}}; 6 December 1974 – 3 June 2019) was a Greek football player who played as a defender.{{Cite web|url=https://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil/georgios-xenidis/|title=Georgios Xenidis|website=weltfussball.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/29039-giorgios-xenidis|title=Georgios Xenidis|website=footballdatabase.eu}}
Club career
Xenidis started his football career at the academy of Iraklis before being promoted to the men's team in the summer of 1994 where he played mostly as a left-back. In January 2002 he was transferred to AEK Athens, where he played for the rest of the season and since he wasn't able to establish himself in the team due to the hard competition, he returned to Iraklis in the following summer. In 2004 he moved to Cyprus in order to play for Anorthosis Famagusta, where he played for 2 seasons. Afterwards Xenidis returned to Greece to join Ionikos, where he was relegated to the second division after the end of the season. He played a season in the second division before retiring in July 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kitrinomavro.gr/aekpedia/2015/05/24/%CE%B3%CE%B9%CF%8E%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%82-%CE%BE%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B7%CF%82/|title=Γιώργος Ξενίδης|website=kitrinomavro.gr}}
Death
Xenidis died after a heart attack. Reports claimed that the veteran footballer felt sick and suffered a heart attack, without being able to receive medical care in time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/pethane-o-giorgos-xenidis.8863140.html|title=Πέθανε ο Γιώργος Ξενίδης|website=sport24.gr}}
Honours
References
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Category:Greek men's footballers
Category:Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players
Category:AEK Athens F.C. players
Category:Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
Category:Cypriot First Division players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Greek expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Category:Greek expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus