Giorgos Tanidis
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 Giorgos Tanidis with AEK Athens | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Tanidis | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1946[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ptolemaida, Greece | ||
| Date of death | 3 June 2016 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Rhodes, Greece | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1971 | Aris Ptolemaida | ||
| 1971–1974 | AEK Athens | 66 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Panachaiki | 30 | (0) |
| 1975–1980 | Rodos | ||
| Total | 96 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giorgos Tanidis (Greek: Γιώργος Τανίδης; 25 December 1946 – 3 June 2016) was a Greek professional footballer who played as a centre-back and a later manager.
Tanidis was born and raised in Ptolemaida where he started playing football at the local club, Aris Ptolemaida. With the club of Ptolemaida, the tough central defender distinguished himself in the championship of the second division and in the summer of 1971 he was transferred to the then champion, AEK Athens.[2]
He made his debut with the yellow-blacks on 21 November 1971, in a 4–0 victory over Iraklis at home.[3] He played for AEK for three seasons, while he also managed to make 2 appearances in the UEFA Cup. One on 27 September 1972 in the away 1–1 draw against Salgótarján[4] and the other in the 3–0 against Liverpool at Anfield, on 24 October 1972.[5]
On 16 August 1974, he was released from AEK and moved to Panachaiki.[6] There he played for a season and afterwards he signed for Rodos. He played with the "deers" until 1980, when he ended his career as a football player, having managed to celebrate a promotion to the first division in 1978, where he played 2 more seasons.[2]