Ioannis Amanatidis
Personal information
Date of birth	3 December 1981 (1981-12-03) (age 27)
Place of birth	Kozani, Greece
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker / Winger
Club information
Current club	Eintracht Frankfurt
Number	18
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2004 2000-2002 2004 2004-2005 2005–	VfB Stuttgart → Greuther Fürth (loan) → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) Kaiserslautern Eintracht Frankfurt	35 0(6) 42 (12) 15 0(6) 23 0(6) 102 (36)
National team2
2002–	Greece	35 0(3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Ioannis Amanatidis (Greek: Γιάννης Αμανατίδης) (born 3 December 1981 in Kozani,Greece) is a Greek footballer currently playing for Eintracht Frankfurt.

Amanatidis family immigrated when he was 14 years old to Stuttgart, Germany where he joined SC Stuttgart. Two years later he went to VfB Stuttgart academy. In 2002 he started his Bundesliga career having already played on loan for Greuther Fürth in lower divisions. After a clash with then VfB Stuttgart coach Felix Magath over his lack of opportunities he was given on loan to struggling Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt where he impressed despite the eventual relegation of the team to second division.

In the summer he signed on free to Kaiserslautern, but after only one season he signed again to the newly promoted Eintracht Frankfurt side and has been instrumental in the team's attack ever since scoring regularly and eventually becoming the captain of the team since the 2007/08 season.

In November 2002 he earned his first cap for the Greece national football team against Republic of Ireland, and as of November 2007 he has earned 22 caps scoring twice, netting the only goal of the national team's away win against Turkey that secured Greece a place in Euro 2008. He is considered already a starter in the right flank of midfield of Greece.

In April 2008 it was reported that the captain of Eintracht has agreed to an extension of his contract till 2012 with the club.

He was in a relationship with the Greek singer Maro Lytra.

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 October, 2007	Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	0-1	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
2.	17 November, 2007	Athens, Greece	Malta	5-0	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
3.	24 May, 2008	Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	3-2	Loss	Friendly Match

[edit] External links

• (German) (English) (Greek) Official Website
• (German) Profile at Eintracht Frankfurt's Official Website
• (German) Ioannis Amanatidis at eintracht-archiv.de

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v • d • e Greece squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Nikopolidis • 2 Seitaridis • 3 Vyntra • 4 Tavlaridis • 5 Kyrgiakos • 6 Basinas • 7 Zagorakis (c) • 8 Giannakopoulos • 9 Charisteas • 10 Tsiartas • 11 Papadopoulos • 12 Chalkias • 13 Sifakis • 14 Fyssas • 15 Vryzas • 16 Kafes • 17 Amanatidis • 18 Goumas • 19 Kapsis • 20 Karagounis • 21 Katsouranis • 22 Gekas • 23 Lakis • Coach: Rehhagel