Georgios "Giourkas" Seitaridis (Greek: Γεώργιος "Γιούρκας" Σεϊταρίδης ; born 4 June 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a right-back and occasionally as a centre-back. He has last played in 2013 for Greek Superleague side Panathinaikos, having played previously at PAS Giannina, Porto, Dynamo Moscow and Atlético Madrid. He is a former member of the Greece national football team, for which he made a total of 72 international appearances, scoring one goal. He was part of their team which won Euro 2004, for which he was voted into the Team of the Tournament.
"Giourkas" means "Giorgos" in the Pontic Greek dialect and is his grandfather's name. Both his grandfather and father, Dimitris Seitaridis, were footballers and eventually managers.
Greek Superleague 2009-2010 Panthrakikos | Supertaca Candido de Oliveira 2004 FC Porto | FIFA Club World Cup 2004 FC Porto | UEFA European Championship 2004 Greece |
Greek Superleague 2003-2004 Panthrakikos |
1998-2001 |
2001-2004 |
2002-2010 |
2004-2005 |
2005-2006 |
2006-2009 |
2009-2013 |