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02-02-2007, 09:22 PM
ATHENS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Greece coach Otto Rehhagel on Friday called up promising Olympiakos Piraeus defender Vassilis Torosidis for the European champions' friendly against South Korea at Fulham's Craven Cottage ground in London on Feb. 6.
Striker Angelos Haristeas, back in goal-scoring form after joining Feyernoord from Ajax Amsterdam last year, also returns to the team. He had missed his team's last international friendly against France in November due to an injury.
Torosidis has quickly won a starting spot with Olympiakos since joining the champions on Jan. 1 from Xanthi.
'This is a first step for me,' said Torosidis, one of the country's most exciting young defenders. 'Now I will have to prove that my call-up was worth it.'
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Antonis Nikopolidis (Olympiakos Piraeus), Kostas Halkias (Aris Salonika)
Defenders: Yannis Goumas (Panathinaikos), Loukas Vyntra (Panathinaikos), Giorgos Anatolakis (Olympiakos), Vassilis Torosidis (Olympiakos), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Eintracht Frankfurt), Takis Fyssas (Hearts), Yourkas Seitaridis (Atletico Madrid)
Midfielders: Stelios Giannakopoulos (Bolton Wanderers), Giorgos Karagounis (Benfica), Kostas Katsouranis (Benfica), Pantelis Kafes (AEK Athens), Alexandros Tziolis (Panathinaikos), Angelos Basinas (Mallorca)
Strikers: Yannis Amanatidis (Eintracht Frankfurt), Nikos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens), Angelos Haristeas (Feyernoord) Vangelis Mantzios (Panathinaikos), Fanis Gekas (VFL Bochum), Giorgos Samaras (Manchester City)
Striker Angelos Haristeas, back in goal-scoring form after joining Feyernoord from Ajax Amsterdam last year, also returns to the team. He had missed his team's last international friendly against France in November due to an injury.
Torosidis has quickly won a starting spot with Olympiakos since joining the champions on Jan. 1 from Xanthi.
'This is a first step for me,' said Torosidis, one of the country's most exciting young defenders. 'Now I will have to prove that my call-up was worth it.'
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Antonis Nikopolidis (Olympiakos Piraeus), Kostas Halkias (Aris Salonika)
Defenders: Yannis Goumas (Panathinaikos), Loukas Vyntra (Panathinaikos), Giorgos Anatolakis (Olympiakos), Vassilis Torosidis (Olympiakos), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Eintracht Frankfurt), Takis Fyssas (Hearts), Yourkas Seitaridis (Atletico Madrid)
Midfielders: Stelios Giannakopoulos (Bolton Wanderers), Giorgos Karagounis (Benfica), Kostas Katsouranis (Benfica), Pantelis Kafes (AEK Athens), Alexandros Tziolis (Panathinaikos), Angelos Basinas (Mallorca)
Strikers: Yannis Amanatidis (Eintracht Frankfurt), Nikos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens), Angelos Haristeas (Feyernoord) Vangelis Mantzios (Panathinaikos), Fanis Gekas (VFL Bochum), Giorgos Samaras (Manchester City)