Dionisis Chiotis
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Dionisis Chiotis is a Greek
goalkeeper who plays for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division
.
club AEK Athens for more than 10 years. He joined the club in 1994 when he was 18. He was given on loan by AEK two times, for one season to Ethnikos Piraeus and for another season to Proodeftiki FC
. He has been a regular first-team player since 2001, but at the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons he took a back seat to newly acquired Italian keeper Stefano Sorrentino
.
On 22 May 2007 Chiotis was released by AEK to join Kerkyra FC
, where he signed a 1-year contract which was terminated on 6 May 2008.
In June 2008 he joined APOEL and with his high-level appearances, he contributed to the winning of the Cyprus Championship 2008-09
and the qualification for the first time of the club at the group stage of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.
In that season, his club had the lowest number of goals conceded. He was also voted as the MVP of the club for that season and became one of the favorite players of APOEL fans.
In the 2009-2010 Champions League group stage he helped APOEL to take a point against Atletico Madrid in Spain by holding Atletico to zerohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBFfJaNvcyc,.
At the same week he was voted as the best goalkeeper of the week in the Champions League.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/17092009/58/champions-league-team-week-ron-ace.html
He appeared in all six official 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage
matches with APOEL and he had great performances.
The next season he helped APOEL to win the 2010–11 Cypriot First Division
, adding the second championship title to his honours list.
AEK Athens
APOEL
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Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
goalkeeper who plays for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
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Club career
He has played for the footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club AEK Athens for more than 10 years. He joined the club in 1994 when he was 18. He was given on loan by AEK two times, for one season to Ethnikos Piraeus and for another season to Proodeftiki FC
Proodeftiki FC
Proodeftiki FC is an historical Greek sports club based at Korydallos. The club was established in 1927.Today it has a football club playing in the Greek Fourth Division, and basketball and volleyball teams playing at regional tournaments....
. He has been a regular first-team player since 2001, but at the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons he took a back seat to newly acquired Italian keeper Stefano Sorrentino
Stefano Sorrentino
Stefano Sorrentino is an Italian professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Chievo.- Club career :...
.
On 22 May 2007 Chiotis was released by AEK to join Kerkyra FC
Kerkyra FC
Kerkyra FC, also known as AO Kerkyra , the Athletic Club Kerkyra, is a Greek association football club based on the island of Kerkyra , Greece.-History:...
, where he signed a 1-year contract which was terminated on 6 May 2008.
In June 2008 he joined APOEL and with his high-level appearances, he contributed to the winning of the Cyprus Championship 2008-09
Cypriot First Division 2008-09
The Cypriot First Division 2008–09 was the seventy-first season of top-tier football on Cyprus. It started on 30 August 2008 and ended on 10 May 2009. The defending champions were Anorthosis.APOEL won the championship three games before the end of the season....
and the qualification for the first time of the club at the group stage of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.
In that season, his club had the lowest number of goals conceded. He was also voted as the MVP of the club for that season and became one of the favorite players of APOEL fans.
In the 2009-2010 Champions League group stage he helped APOEL to take a point against Atletico Madrid in Spain by holding Atletico to zerohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBFfJaNvcyc,.
At the same week he was voted as the best goalkeeper of the week in the Champions League.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/17092009/58/champions-league-team-week-ron-ace.html
He appeared in all six official 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage
2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 15 September and 9 December 2009. The draw for the eight groups took place on 27 August 2009, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco....
matches with APOEL and he had great performances.
The next season he helped APOEL to win the 2010–11 Cypriot First Division
2010–11 Cypriot First Division
-Personnel and kits:Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...
, adding the second championship title to his honours list.
Honours
AEK Athens
- Greek CupGreek football CupThe Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
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- 2001-02Greek Cup 2001-02The Greek Cup 2001-2002 was the 60th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group 3:-Group 4:-Group 5:-Group 6:-Group 7:-Group 8:-Group 9:-Group 10:-Group 11:-Second round:...
- 2001-02
APOEL
- Cypriot First DivisionCypriot First DivisionThe Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
: 2
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- 2008–09, 2010–112010–11 Cypriot First Division-Personnel and kits:Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...
- Cypriot Super Cup: 3
- 2008, 2009, 2011
- 2008–09, 2010–11