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Christos Melissis
	Christos Melissis
Personal information
Full name	Christos Melissis
Date of birth	December 1, 1982 (age 27)
Place of birth	Edessa, Greece
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Larissa FC
Number	?
Senior career1
National team2
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only and; correct as of January 5, 2009.; 2 National team caps and goals correct; as of January 5, 2009.; * Appearances (Goals)

Christos Melissis, (born December 1, 1982) is a Greek football player who currently plays for the Greek Club Larissa FC. He usually plays as a center back but when called upon he is used as a right back or a defensive midfielder.

[edit] Playing career

He started his career in Naoussa, and then played for five years in Panserraikos before attracting the interesting of PAOK. He was signed by PAOK Thessaloniki FC in January 2006 and has become an important first team player ever since. He scored his first goal for PAOK in a home game versus Aris FC in 2007.

In the last games of the 2007-08 season he was named captain of the PAOK Thessaloniki FC squad, indicating his role for the years to come and rewarding his commitment. He is very good in air, with good technique.

On July 28 2008 he was transferred to Panathinaikos FC for 2,000,000 €.He played in 11 games of the team's 2008-09 season, but his appearances were not convincing and on the 31st of August 2009 he was loaned to Larissa FC for one year.

[edit] International career

He was called to the Greek national football team for the first time on the February 1, 2008, and made his debut against the Czech Republic on February 5. He was recalled to the national team for a friendly against Cyprus and so on the 19th of May he earned his second cap coming on as a second-half subtitute.

[edit] External links

Players profile at National-football-teams.com