Sotirios Kyrgiakos was born at Megalochori, Trikala on July 23, 1979 and he made his first football steps with a local team, Thyella Megalochoriou.
It didn’t take long for him to be recognized. At the start of the 1996-97 season he became a member of the Panathinaikos soccer...
Sunderland have signed Kyrgiakos on loan
Published 09 February 2012
Sunderland have signed defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos on loan from VfL Wolfsburg until the end of the season. Martin O'Neill's, coach of the British team stated that "Sotirios offers a real physical presence, coupled with a wealth of experience, which will be an undoubted benefit to us. I'm delighted to welcome him to the club and I'm sure he is looking forward to the challenge of returning to the Premier League."
Sotos Statement
Published 18 February 2011
I was surprised when I heard Mr. Apostolopoulos’s, claimed to be my manager, statement. The truth is that the last few years I don’t have a manager and Mr. Apostolopoulos never had been my manager. And he couldn’t be my manager someone that talks about the interest of other teams so easy. I was never interested in such things.
What it counts for me is my work. And I don’t get into such games. Thus I don’t allow anybody else to do it.
