Vangelis Moras

Early years

Moras started his football Ampelokipoi Larissa playing as a striker having Marco Van Basten as his idol. In 1999, aged 18, along with his Ampelokipoi teammate Kostas Paparizos, he moved to Beta Ethniki side AEL. During his 2-year sting with AEL, Moras was converted to a defender after Serbian coach Nebojsa Licanin changed his position. In 2001 after AEL were relegated to Gamma Ethniki he signed for Proodeftiki helping the club win promotion and return the first division in 2002.

AEK Athens

After his first season in the first division, Moras was transferred to AEK Athens on 7 August 2003 for a fee of €260,000, as a personal choice of the manager, Dušan Bajević. He stayed at the club even at the new effort made by the administration of Demis Nikolaidis in 2004 and left in 2007. With AEK he also competed in European in the UEFA Champions League group stage in 2003 and in 2006, while also played in the Cup final on 10 May 2006 losing to Olympiacos.

Bologna

Moras left AEK Athens after the expiration of his contract. On 1 July 2007, he signed for the Italian club Bologna. After his first season there, the club was promoted to the Serie A. Moras scored his first goal for Bologna against S.S.C. Napoli scoring the winning goal. He made 104 appearances in his career at Bologna in all competitions.

Swansea City

On 14 October 2011, it was confirmed that the player joined Premier League team Swansea City. FIFA gave Swansea City the green…

Moras competed for Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Following performances for his club in the Serie A, Moras was called up to play for Greece on 11 February 2009 in a friendly against Denmark, where he made his international debut. Greece manager Otto Rehhagel announced the ten men to make up part of the squad to take on the Danes in Piraeus, with the remainder of locally based players to be called up as the match approaches. He established himself in manager Siniša Mihajlović's first-team, making 18 appearances and scored a goal during his side's 2–1 away loss against Inter Milan. Quoted by the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) official website, the Bologna centre-back expressed a desire to seize the rare opportunity; if he played against Denmark it would have been his first ever appearance for the national team. "My call-up to the national team is something that I wanted after all the efforts of my career, something that they have vindicated. I am grateful to the people who have shown faith in me. On my part, I am prepared to do everything to please my manager and to maintain my position in the national team for a long time." Moras said. He was called by Santos to the 30 man provisional World Cup squad and to the final 23-man squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup.

On 12 July 2021, Gamma Ethniki (third tier) Greek club P.O. Elassona announced the signing of Moras as their manager for the 2021–22 Gamma Ethniki season. He managed the team to their second Larissa FCA Cup win, after beating Iraklis Larissa in the final. On 5 July 2022, it was announced that Moras returned to Apollon Larissa as manager. He resigned on 10 December 2022, citing disorganization within the club structure. On 4 February 2023, Moras joined Ethnikos Neo Keramidi in the Gamma Ethniki.

In July 2014, Moras travelled to Australia to donate bone marrow to his brother Dimitris, who had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia while on holiday in the country and was being treated in a Melbourne hospital. On 17 July 2015, Moras' brother left his last breath in Larissa State Hospital, where he had been transferred recently. On 27 August 2015, Moras received in the Red Room of the Province of Verona the Award "Grande della Scala" by Presidente Giunta Provincia Antonio Pastorello, after the battle alongside his brother, who died from acute myeloid leukaemia last July. On 20 February 2016, at the stadium Bentegodi, on the occasion of the derby between Hellas Verona F.C. and Chievo will host the "Save Moras" initiative, promoted by the Foundation to sensitize citizens on the importance of bone marrow donation and support for people affected by leukemia. "Save Moras" was founded by Vangelis Moras in memory of his brother Dimitris, who died in 2015 due to leukemia. During the match, both teams perform on their uniforms playing a patch with the logo of the "Save Moras"; all mesh used by the players during the competition will then be auctioned and the proceeds will be donated to the Foundation. In the interval between the 1st and the 2nd time, the boys of the project "CSI- The Great Challenge" will play in a mini derby wearing the jerseys of professional football players.