Manolis Tzanakakis
{{Short description|Greek footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Manolis Tzanakakis
| fullname = Emmanouil Tzanakakis
| image =
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|04|30}}
| birth_place = Tzermiado, Lasithi, Greece
| currentclub = Kalamata
| clubnumber = 27
| position = Right-back
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011
| youthclubs1 = Ergotelis
| years1 = 2011–2013
| clubs1 = Ergotelis
| caps1 = 46
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2013–2016
| clubs2 = Olympiacos
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013–2015
| clubs3 = → Ergotelis (loan)
| caps3 = 51
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015–2016
| clubs4 = → Anorthosis (loan)
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2016–2019
| clubs5 = Aris
| caps5 = 64
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2020–2021
| clubs6 = Panetolikos
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = Xanthi
| caps7 = 22
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2022–2023
| clubs8 = Karmiotissa Pano Polemidion
| caps8 = 18
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2023
| clubs9 = Ionikos
| caps9 = 9
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2024–
| clubs10 = Kalamata
| caps10 = 21
| goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = Greece U19
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2012
| nationalteam2 = Greece U21
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 15 June 2025
}}
Manolis Tzanakakis ({{langx|el|Μανώλης Τζανακάκης}}; born 30 April 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League 2 club Kalamata.
Career
Tzanakakis started his football career at the infrastructure segments of Heraklion-based Superleague side Ergotelis, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 29 November 2011.{{cite web | url=http://www.zougla.gr/page.ashx?pid=2&cid=10&aid=426768 | title=Επαγγελματίας ο Μανώλης Τζανακάκης | publisher=Zougla online | date=November 29, 2011 | author=Athanasoulis, Andreas|language=el}} Despite the club being relegated at the end of the season, Tzanakakis impressed with his subsequent stellar performances in the Greek Football League, drawing the attention of Greek champions Olympiacos, who arranged for both his, as well as teammate Andreas Bouchalakis' transfer in March 2013.{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olympiakos/ekleisan-ston-olympiako-oi-tzanakakhs-kai-mpoyxalakhs.2154048.html| title="Έκλεισαν" στον Ολυμπιακό οι Τζανακάκης και Μπουχαλάκης | publisher= www.sport24.gr| date= 5 March 2013|language=el}} After celebrating promotion to the Superleague at the end of the 2012–13 season with Ergotelis, Tzanakakis went on to sign a 4-year contract with Olympiacos in July 2013.{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olympiakos/anakoinwse-tzanakakh-o-olympiakos.2337878.html| title=Ανακοίνωσε Τζανακάκη ο Ολυμπιακός | publisher= www.sport24.gr| date= 18 July 2013|language=el}} He was immediately loaned out back to Ergotelis for another year, and once again in August 2014.{{cite web | url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/638726/daneikos-ston-ergoteli-o-tzanakakis| title=Δανεικός στον Εργοτέλη ο Τζανακάκης | publisher= www.gazetta.gr| date= 1 August 2014|language=el}} In total, Tzanakakis amassed 100 caps with Ergotelis.
On 21 July 2015, Tzanakakis signed a one-year contract with Cypriot First Division side Anorthosis, again on loan from Olympiacos.{{cite web | url=http://www.themasports.com/thema-football/teams/anorthosi/2015/07/21/τέλος-ο-γκάμπριελ,-ανακοίνωσε-τζανακάκη-η-«κυρία»/| title=Εξέπληξε με Τζανακάκη η 'Κυρία' (έρχεται απόψε) | publisher= www.themasports.com| date= 21 July 2015| language=el}} He scored the first goal in his career on 27 April 2016, during a 1−1 championship draw vs. Apollon Limassol.{{cite web | url=http://www.kerkida.net/articles/a-katigoria/eidiseis/171539-apo-ena-gkol-apo-ena-vathmo-fotos| title=(Χ)αμογελά στο Europa ο Απόλλωνας, το... ξεχνάει η Ανόρθωση (φώτος) | publisher= www.kerkida.net| date= 27 April 2016| language=el}}
On 26 August 2016, Tzanakakis, released from his contract with Olympiacos, signed a two-year contract with Greek Football League club Aris.{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Aris/epishmo-ston-arh-o-tzanakakhs.4231772.html| title=Επίσημο: Στον Άρη ο Τζανακάκης | publisher= www.sport24.gr| date= 26 August 2016| language=el}}
On 29 December 2019, he signed a contract with Panetolikos, until the summer of 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Panaitolikos/panaitwlikos-apekthse-kevin-kai-tzanakakh.5662984.html |title=Παναιτωλικός: Απέκτησε Κέβιν και Τζανακάκη |publisher=www.sport24.gr |date=29 December 2019}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|29 July 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||
| rowspan=2 | Club
! rowspan=2 | Season ! colspan=3 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals | |||||||
| rowspan=3|Ergotelis
| rowspan="2" |Superleague Greece 2 |13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |
| 2012–13
|33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 48 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Ergotelis (loan)
|rowspan=2|Super League Greece |28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | |
| 2014–15
|23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 52 | 0 | |
| rowspan=2|Anorthosis (loan)
|15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 1 | |
| rowspan=4|Aris
|rowspan=2|Superleague Greece 2 |22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 1 | |
| 2017–18
|21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | Superleague Greece
|21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!64 | 2 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 72 | 2 | |
| Panetolikos
|Superleague Greece |13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!189 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 4 |
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/88145--ergotelis/ Ergotelis squad] at uefa.com
- {{Soccerway|manolis-tzanakakis/220635}}
{{Kalamata F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tzanakakis, Manolis}}
Category:Greek men's footballers
Category:Greece men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Greece men's youth international footballers
Category:Ergotelis F.C. players
Category:Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
Category:Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
Category:Olympiacos F.C. players
Category:Panetolikos F.C. players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Football League (Greece) players
Category:Cypriot First Division players
Category:People from Lasithi Plateau
Category:Men's association football fullbacks