Georgios Xenidis

Georgios Xenidis (; 6 December 1974 – 3 June 2019) was a Greek football player who played as a defender.

Club career Xenidis started his football career at the academy of Iraklis before being promoted to the men's team in the summer of 1994 where he played mostly as a left-back. On 3 January 2002 he was transferred to AEK Athens, where he played for the rest of the season. He wasn't able to establish himself in the team, due to the hard competition. At the end of the season they lost Championship in a tie with Olympiacos, but they won the Greek Cup. On 31 July 2002 he terminated his contract with AEK and returned to Iraklis.

In 2004 he moved to Cyprus in order to play for Anorthosis Famagusta, where he played for 2 seasons. Afterwards Xenidis returned to Greece to join Ionikos, where he was relegated to the second division after the end of the season. He played a season in the second division before retiring in July 2008.

Death On 3 June 2019 Xenidis died after a heart attack at the age of 44. Reports claimed that the former footballer felt sick and suffered a heart attack, without being able to receive medical care in time.

Honours

AEK Athens Greek Cup: 2001–02