Giannis Taralidis

Giannis Taralidis (born 17 May 1981) is a football midfielder who currently plays for Olympiacos, Greece. After spending 5 seasons at Paniliakos side, he moved to Olympiacos in 2003. He rapidly settled down at his new club but with the likes of Christian Karembeu, Ieroklis Stoltidis, Pantelis Kafes and Rivaldo dominating in midfield, he works hard for first-team opportunities

He is extremely famous within Olympiacos' fans, with the chant "Tara, Tara" being heard when he comes in touch with the ball. Well known for his strong shots and foul taking capabilities, Taralidis is a promisising attacking and defensive midfielder for Olympiacos and Greece.

He stands at 1.88m tall and is also known for his aerial capabilities as well as well as dribbling. Taralidis played in 5 Greek National A matches last year (2005-2006) for Olympiacos scoring 1 goal.

As he is the only centre midfielder with defensive abilities in the squad besides Ieroklis Stoltidis , he expects to have more first team opportunities this year.

Olympiacos - Current Squad 2 Patsatzoglou | 3 Domi | 6 Stoltidis | 7 Castillo | 8 Marić | 9 Okkas | 10 Rivaldo | 11 Đorđević | 14 Żewłakow | 16 Né | 17 Taralidis | 18 Borja | 21 Georgatos | 22 Bulut | 23 Konstantinou | 28 Mendrinos | 30 Pantos | 32 Anatolakis | 35 Torosidis | 36 Fakinos | 40 Babangida | 55 Correa | 71 Nikopolidis | 74 Butina | 77 Pappas | 87 Panagopoulos | Manager: Lemonis

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