Triantafyllos Macheridis
Greek footballer (born 1973)
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Triantafyllos Macheridis (Greek: Τριαντάφυλλος Μαχαιρίδης; born 10 November 1973) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Dortmund, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| –1990 | Pandramaikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Pandramaikos | 57 | (1) |
| 1993–1994 | Skoda Xanthi | 9 | (1) |
| 1994 | Pandramaikos | 9 | (1) |
| 1994–1996 | Skoda Xanthi | 39 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | AEK Athens | 42 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → PAOK (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 1999 | PAOK | 9 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Benfica | 14 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Kalamata (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | Alki Larnaca | 4 | (0) |
| 2003 | Doxa Drama | ||
| 2005–2006 | Chania | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 216 | (4) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Macheridis began his professional career in 1990 with boyhood club Pandramaikos. He later had two spells with both Pandramaikos and Skoda Xanthi. On 7 June 1996 Macheridis was transferred to AEK Athens for a fee of 100 million drachmas.[1] In his first season at Athens he won the Greek Super Cup defeating Panathinaikos on penalties and was also an integral part of the team won the Cup. On 3 August 1998, after two successful seasons with AEK, Macheridis moved to PAOK as an exchange for Paris Zouboulis.[2]
On 30 December 1999, Macheridis was signed by Benfica of Portugal who was at the time led by German coach Jupp Heynckes.[3] Macheridis debuted for the Encarnados on 9 January 2000 in the Lisbon derby match against Sporting CP.[citation needed] Despite his stay with Benfica being short, Macheridis was used as a regular and the team eventually finished third in the domestic league campaign behind Porto and Sporting CP.[citation needed] He would finish the 1999–2000 season with sixteen appearances to his name.[citation needed]
In the transfer season of 2000, Macheridis failed to report to the preseason, with threats of having to compensate Benfica for unilaterally terminating his contract.[4] After negotiations,[5] he joined Kalamata on loan for the remainder of the season,[6] leaving permanently in June 2001.[7] Following Benfica, Triantafyllos would sign for Alki Larnaca of Cyprus where he would remain their for two seasons before finishing his career with boyhood club Doxa Drama in 2004.
