Christos Terzanidis


Christos Terzanidis is a Greek former international footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Playing career

Club career

Born in Melissokomeio, Kavala, Terzanidis began his career at Filippoi Kavalas when he was 13 years old. He had to temporarily quit football after two years and worked in tobacco fields in order to support his family's income. He later joined Orfeas Eleftheroupoli and in the summer of 1968 he moved to PAOK. Terzanidis was a physical and disciplined defensive midfielder, being able to contribute at both ends of the pitch, as he had a high work rate, great stamina and a good right foot shot. He quickly became irreplaceable in the midfield alongside Stavros Sarafis and Giorgos Koudas who were both able to focus more on the offense thanks to his endless runs. Terzanidis was a vital member of the squad that won PAOK's first ever league title in 1976. He participated in six Greek Cup finals with the White-blacks of the North, winning the trophy in 1972 and 1974 and made a total of 237 league appearances scoring 15 goals.
In the summer of 1977, his contract expired and he moved to rivals Panathinaikos. He ended his career at Makedonikos in 1983. He was a member of the squad in 1982–83 season, which was the only season in the club's history that the team participated in the top-tier Alpha Ethniki. Makedonikos lost 3–2 to Panionios in a relegation play-off match that was held at Volos Municipal Stadium.

International career

Terzanidis had 27 caps for the Greece national football team between 1973 and 1980, scoring 1 goal. He participated in the UEFA Euro 1980 that was held in Italy.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus3–13–1Friendly

Managerial career

After his retirement from active football, he pursued a managerial career, having worked at Trikala, Niki Volos, PAOK, EAR, Kavala, Ialysos Rhodes, Apollon Kalamarias and Anagennisi Karditsas.

Honours

;PAOK
;Panathinaikos