Panagiotis Lagos

Panagiotis Lagos

Personal information
Full name	Panagiotis Lagos
Date of birth	(1985-07-18) 18 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Wingback, Fullback, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2006	Iraklis	76	(10)
2006–2013	AEK Athens	110	(3)
2013–2014	Vorskla Poltava	11	(0)
2014–2016	Apollon Smyrnis	38	(3)
International career‡
2003–2005	Greece U-21	22	(3)
2004	Greece Olympic	3	(0)
2006–2011	Greece	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2010

Panagiotis Lagos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Λαγός; born 18 July 1985) is a Greek former professional footballer. Lagos had the ability to play in various positions as much as on the wings as on the center, due to the combination of the speed and technique of his play. Επίσης ο Παναγιώτης Λαγός έχει και ένα παιδί τον Αλέξανδρο.

Born in Thessaloniki, Lagos started his professional football career with Iraklis in 2002. Having made 76 appearances for the club, he became one of the most important players in qualifying for Europe during the 2005–06 season.

Lagos was a target of some Greek clubs, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAOK. Lagos signed with AEK Athens for €1 million and was transferred from Iraklis in 2006.^[1] Lagos scored his first goal for AEK Athens against Atromitos in a 4–0 home win. In his first season at AEK, Lagos started his career with AEK before suffering a serious injury on his right leg in 2007, forcing him out of football for two years, and made his comeback near the end of the 2008–2009 season. Lagos' first game back from his injury was in a derby match against Panathinaikos. Lagos was a regular in the AEK Athens starting line-up, being played as a left wingback.

In 2010, Lagos renewed his contract with the club, signing a new three-year deal which kept him at the club until 2013. Lagos scored 2 goals against Larissa which led AEK winning 2–3. Lagos again suffered a knee injury against Anderlecht, which forced him out of football for three months. Lagos made his comeback against Ergotelis, where the match finished 1–1.

On 29 January 2013 Lagos signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with the Ukrainian club Vorskla Poltava.^[2] He made his debut with the club on 3 March 2013 in an away 1–0 loss from Chernomorets. On 3 March 2014, due to the political and military problems in Ukraine, Lagos decided to end his contract with the club^[3]

On 9 July 2014 the "Light Brigade" announced the acquisition of Panagiotis Lagos. The 29-year-old full back-midfielder signed a one-year contract with the club and will play for Football League.It is worth noting that Lagos will be found for the first time in his career in a minor league in Greece, after his presence in Iraklis and AEK Athens (clubs that he measured a total of 186 appearances, 13 goals and 14 assists in 11 seasons).^[4]

Lagos made his debut for Greece in 2006 against Korea Republic. Due to his injury, Lagos has been dropped from the national side. Lagos has played 9 times for Greece.

Lagos competed for Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Lagos was recalled to the Greece squad by Fernando Santos to play against Malta in a Euro 2012 qualifier and a friendly match against Poland.

AEK Athens

• Greek Cup: 2010–11

Individual

• Greek Young Footballer of the year: 2005, 2006

• Panagiotis Lagos at Soccerway
• Guardian Football