Giourkas Seitaridis

Giourkas Seitaridis

Georgios "Giourkas" Seitaridis (Greek: Γεώργιος "Γιούρκας" Σεϊταρίδης ; born 4 June 1981) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right full-back and occasionally as a central defender. He is currently playing for Greek Superleague side Panathinaikos, having played previously at PAS Giannina, Porto, Dynamo Moscow and Atlético Madrid. He is a former member of the Greek national football team, for which he made a total of 71 international appearances, scoring one goal.

"Giourkas" means "Giorgos" in the Pontic Greek dialect and it's his grandfather's name. Both his grandfather and father, Dimitris Seitaridis, were footballers and eventually managers.