Elias Atmatsidis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Elias Atmatsidis

Greek footballer

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1969

Place of Birth: Kozani, West Macedonia Region, Greece

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Elias Atmatsidis (Greek: ???a? ?tµats?d??; born 24 April 1969 in Kozani) is a former Greek football goalkeeper. Atmatsidis played most of his career for AEK Athens FC.
He played with AEK as a starter achieving 251 apps in 10 years.
He managed to celebrate the Greek Superleague with AEK 2 times playing in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.
His presence was important for AEK with games against big clubs such as AFC Ajax and AC Milan.
He also spent the last three years in PAOK Thessaloniki.
In January 2014 he came out of retirement to play for local Herakleion based club Omonia NOVA Apolimantiki. Having debuted for the Greek national team on 23 March 1994 he played 47 matches, and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, playing as starting goalkeeper in a 0–4 loss against Bulgaria.