Giorgos Karagounis
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Giorgos Karagounis (Greek: Γιώργος Καραγκούνης; born March 6, 1977, in Pirgos, Greece) is a midfielder for Inter Milan and Greece. He scored the first goal in Greece's surprising win over Portugal in the 2004 European Football Championship
Karagounis's first professional team was Panathinaikos, but he joined Apollon Athens before playing a game with the senior team. After two successful years with Apollon, Karagounis came back to Panathinaikos in 1998. He would be a fixture in the senior team for the next five years. Although Panthinaikos did not win an A' Ethniki title during these years, the team was always a contender, and it had good runs in the Champions League and the UEFA Cup, and Karagounis scored some big goals for the team. In 2003, Karagounis headed to Italy to play for Inter. He did not play much, only getting two starts, but his performance in Euro 2004 might have improved his standing in the team for next year.
Karagounis captained Greece's entry to the 1998 UEFA Under-21 Championship, and the team came very close to winning, losing 1-0 to Spain in the final. After that, Karagounis soon became a regular on the national team. He has earned 34 caps so far in his career, and he has scored 4 goals.de:Giorgos Karagounis et:Giorgos Karagounis