Angelos Basinas

Angelos Basinas (, born on 3 January 1976 in Chalkida, Greece) is a Greeks international Association football player currently playing as a Midfielder Defensive midfielder for AEK Athens F.C. in the Super League Greece.

Club career

Panathinaikos

Basinas started his career with Greek giants Panathinaikos F.C., during his time at Panathinaikos he won both the Super League Greeceand the Greek Cup in 2004.
After a row broke out between Basinas the manager and the Panathinaikos board over wages, Basinas was released on September 21 2005, which brought an end to a career at the club which lasted over 10 years, during this time he made over 200 appearances for the club scoring many crucial goals both domesticaly and in european competitions .

RCD Mallorca

Although rumored to go to Birmingham City F.C., Everton F.C., AEK Athens F.C. and Olympiacos F.C. during the 2006 Winter transfer window, Basinas signed a contract with RCD Mallorca preferring to leave Greece and avoid the Premier League.
In the second half of the 05/06 season, Basinas completed a successful first period at Mallorca, helping to save the team from relegation proving a key part of the struggling teams survival.
In his second year at the club he helped the team to finish in 7th position, one point from european qualification.
He was released by Mallorca in July 1 2008 after his contract came to an end.

AEK Athens

On 31 July 2008 he signed a 3-year contract with AEK Athens F.C. choosing the number 14. Angelos Basinas will be earning 1.1 Million per year.

International career

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

He was a key player in Greece's shock 2004 European Football Championship victory, scoring a Penalty kick in his country's 2-1 upset win over host team Portugal national football team 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 captains arm band.

Honours

Panathinaikos FC
- Super League Greece: Alpha Ethniki 1995-96, Alpha Ethniki 2003-04
- Greek football Cup: 2004

Greece national football team
- 2004 UEFA European Football Championship: 2004