Angelos Basinas
Basinas in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-01-03) 3 January 1976
Place of birth Chalkida, Greece
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2005 Panathinaikos 199 (27)
2005–2008 Mallorca 75 (1)
2008–2009 AEK Athens 14 (0)
2009–2010 Portsmouth 15 (0)
2010–2011 Arles-Avignon 4 (0)
Total 307 (28)
International career
1999–2009 Greece 100 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Greece
UEFA European Championship
Winner2004
World Military Cup
Winner1997
UEFA European U-21 Championship
Runner-up1998
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Angelos Basinas (Greek: Άγγελος Μπασινάς pronounced [ˈaɲɟelos basiˈnas], born 3 January 1976) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He could also operate as a central midfielder and a centre back. He is best remembered for his key role in the Greece national team that won the 2004 European Championship. He provided the corner kick through which Angelos Charisteas scored the winning goal in the final against Portugal.

Club career

Panathinaikos

Basinas started his career with Greek side Panathinaikos, during his time at Panathinaikos he won both the league and the Greek Cup in 2004. After a row broke out between Basinas, the manager and the Panathinaikos board over wages, Basinas was released on 21 September 2005, which brought an end to a career at the club which lasted over ten years, during this time he made over 150 appearances for the club scoring many crucial goals both domestically and in European competitions.[1] ( He played 153 games (26 goals, five assists) with the club in all competitions).

Mallorca

Although rumored to go to Birmingham City, Everton, AEK Athens and Olympiacos during the 2006 winter transfer window, Basinas signed a contract with Mallorca preferring to leave Greece and join the Spanish Primera División.

In the second half of the 2005–06 season, Basinas completed a successful first period at Mallorca, helping to save the team from relegation proving a key part of the struggling team's survival. In his second year at the club he helped the team to finish in seventh position, one point from European qualification.

He was released by Mallorca on 1 July 2008 after his 2+1⁄2-year contract came to an end. He played 81 games (one goal, one assist) with the club in all competitions.

AEK Athens

On 31 July 2008, Basinas signed a three-year contract of €1.4 million per annum with AEK Athens,[2] choosing the number 14. Despite the pre-season odds, AEK underachieved during the first half of the season and lost the title race too early, making Basinas favourable towards a new move during the winter transfer period.

Portsmouth

On 2 February 2009, Portsmouth confirmed the signing of Basinas on an eighteen-month contract.[3] He made his debut for Portsmouth on 7 February 2009 against Liverpool. Just a few hours after his debut, manager Tony Adams, who brought Basinas in, was sacked by the club and replaced by Paul Hart. Under the new manager, Basinas hardly played and was benched for the rest of the season after only making three appearances for Portsmouth. Despite little playing time in his first season at Portsmouth, Basinas stated that he wanted to stay at the club.[4] When Avram Grant became the manager of the club, Basinas had continued to impress for Portsmouth when called upon and a poll among Portsmouth fans on 23 January 2010, showed that he's appreciated by the fans. 77% of fans believe that "Basinas has the creative touch and must play", while only 2% believed he should leave the club.[5] With Portsmouth Basinas reached the 2010 FA Cup Final against Chelsea of Carlo Ancelotti, but he was left out of the matchday squad.[6]

Arles-Avignon

In the summer 2010, Basinas moved to Arles, with his teammate Angelos Charisteas, in the Ligue 1. He made his debut on 21 August 2010 in a 2–1 away defeat against Toulouse. Basinas made a total of five appearances in Ligue 1 and French Cup. The contract was broken two months later.

International career

Basinas won his first cap in a 3–1 win over El Salvador on 18 August 1999 and scored his first goal in just his second match, also against El Salvador just two days later. He remained a part of the national team setup since his debut and was a regular after Otto Rehhagel took over in 2001.

He was a key player in Greece's upset Euro 2004 victory, scoring a penalty in his country's 2–1 upset win over host team Portugal in the tournament's opening game. Basinas was a vital player in the hard-working midfield of the Greek team throughout the tournament. In the final, Charisteas scored the winning goal for Greece against Portugal off a corner kick by Basinas, which saw Greece win the trophy.

After Theodoros Zagorakis retired, Basinas was selected to take the captain's arm band. Basinas earned his 100th cap for Greece 1 April 2009 in a FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifier against Israel. At the time, he was only the second Greek player to achieve 100 national team appearances alongside Theodoros Zagorakis.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Panathinaikos 1995–96 Alpha Ethniki 1010–0020
1996–97 1040–0050
1997–98 26181––342
1998–99 21040–60310
1999–2000 29440–60394
2000–01 25393–142488
2001–02 22461–143428
2002–03 24560–92397
2003–04 26772–613910
2004–05 24320–80343
Total 199275170063831342
Mallorca 2005–06[8] La Liga 14000––140
2006–07[8] 29030––320
2007–08[8] 32160––381
Total 751900000841
AEK Athens 2008–09[9] Superleague Greece 14020–10170
Portsmouth 2008–09[10] Premier League 300000–30
2009–10[11] 1203020–150
Total 150302000200
Arles-Avignon 2010–11[9] Ligue 1 400010–40
Career total 307286573064843943

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Greece 199961
200090
200171
200290
200370
2004151
2005131
200680
2007103
2008130
200930
Total1007
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Basinas goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by Angelos Basinas
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
120 August 1999Kavala National Stadium, Kavala, Greece El Salvador1–03–0Friendly
228 February 2001Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion, Greece Russia3–33–3Friendly
312 June 2004Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal Portugal2–02–1UEFA Euro 2004
49 February 2005Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece Denmark2–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
528 March 2007Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta1–01–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
617 November 2007Spyros Louis Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece Malta2–05–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
721 November 2007Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary Hungary2–12–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier

Honours

Panathinaikos

Portsmouth

Greece U21

Greece

See also

References

  1. ↑ Basinas quits PAO
  2. ↑ AEK FC sign Basinas Archived 5 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Basinas joins Blues Archived 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Basinas staying at Portsmouth". Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "NO Basinas in Pompey's FA Cup plans?" Vitalfootball.co.uk Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 23 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  6. ↑ "Chelsea 1 - 0 Portsmouth". BBC. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Angelos Basinas at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. 1 2 3 Angelos Basinas at BDFutbol
  9. 1 2 Angelos Basinas at Soccerway
  10. ↑ "Games played by Angelos Basinas in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Angelos Basinas in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. ↑ The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Angelos Basinas International Appearances Archived 31 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ "Football PLAYER: Angelos Basinas". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Greece 0-1 Spain". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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