Angelos Basinas is a retired Greek footballer who now works as a sporting director for Iraklis.
He began his professional career at Panathinaikos F.C., where he made over 150 appearances.
During his time at Panathinaikos, he won the Greek Football Cup in 2004.
Biography
Early Life and Personal Background
Angelos Basinas is a Greek former professional footballer born into a family with a footballing background; his brother, Stefanos, also played the sport at a smaller level. Basinas carved out a successful career in football, primarily as a defensive midfielder, but he was versatile enough to play as a central midfielder and even a centre back.
Career Highlights
Basinas began his professional journey with Panathinaikos F.C., where he made over 150 appearances and scored 26 goals, contributing significantly to the team's success, including winning the Greek Football Cup in 2004. After a decade with Panathinaikos, he moved to RCD Mallorca in Spain, where he played a crucial role in helping the team avoid relegation and later achieve a seventh-place finish in La Liga. In 2008, he returned to Greece to join AEK Athens, signing a lucrative contract.
On the international stage, Basinas was a key player for the Greece national team from 1999 to 2009, earning 100 caps and playing a pivotal role in Greece's historic victory at Euro 2004, where he scored a penalty in the opening match against Portugal and assisted in the final's winning goal. After retiring from professional play, he transitioned into management and currently serves as the sporting director for Super League 1 club Iraklis.
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Career & Clubs
Panathinaikos
Basinas started his career with Greek side Panathinaikos, during his time at Panathinaikos he won both the league and the Greek Football 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. ( 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, choosing the number 14. Despite the pre-season odds, AEK…
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.
Club
International
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Basinas goal.
- Club
- AEK Athens F.C. (2008–2009)
- Club
- Portsmouth F.C. (2009–2010)
- Club
- RCD Mallorca (2006–2008)
- Club
- AC Arles (2010–2010)
- Club
- Panathinaikos F.C. (1995–2006)
- Club
- Greece men's national football team (1999–2009)
- Club
- AC Arles (2010–2011)
- Club
- A.E.K.
- League
- Premier League
- National team
- Greece
Personal
Basinas has a brother named Stefanos who also used to play football albeit in smaller caliber teams.
Clubs
- A.E.K.current
- Panathinaikos F.C.1995–2006
- Greece men's national football team1999–2009
- RCD Mallorca2006–2008
- AEK Athens F.C.2008–2009
- Portsmouth F.C.2009–2010
- AC Arles2010–2010
- AC Arles2010–2011
Played together with
Aaron MokoenaPortsmouth F.C. · 2009–2012
Abdoulaye MéïtéPanathinaikos F.C. · 2013–2013
Abdul RazakPortsmouth F.C. · 2011–2011
Adam BuksaRCD Mallorca · 2026
Adam WebsterPortsmouth F.C. · 2012
Adil AouchichePortsmouth F.C. · 2025–2025
Adrián ColungaRCD Mallorca · 2016–2016
Aggelos CharisteasAC Arles · 2010–2010- AgusRCD Mallorca · 2013–2015
Akihiro IenagaRCD Mallorca · 2011–2014
Alan HuttonRCD Mallorca · 2013–2013- Alan McLoughlinPortsmouth F.C. · 1992–1999
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Identifiers & aliases
Angelos Basinas 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 the current sporting director of Super League 1 club Iraklis.
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