Angelos Charisteas

At six feet and three inches tall, Angelos Charisteasimage:Angelos Charisteas|Angelos Charisteas originates from Mani and is a Greek football player. At present, he plays as a striker for Arles-Avignon and is also a member of the Greece national football team. This forward current club is Nuremberg and till date he has made 85 international caps and 24 international goals. His debut as an international player was in 2001 against Russia.

The major teams for which he played are Aris Saloniki from 1997 to 1998, Athinaikos from 1999 to 1999, Aris Saloniki from 1999 to 2002, Werder Bremen from 2002 to 2004, Ajax from 2004 to 2006, Feyenoord from 2006 to 2007, FC Nürnberg from 2007 to 2009 and Bayer Leverkusen from 2009 to 2009.

=== Career Highlights ===

Angelos has played for Werder Bremen and with the team efforts, the team won the German Championship in 2004 along with the German Cup.

Whilst with the Ajax team, the team won the Dutch Super Cup and the Dutch Cup in 2006. Apart from this team, Angelos played for Greece and the team won the European Championship in 2004. The team was also the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship winners and honored with the UEFA Team of the Tournament.

When playing with the Bayer Leverkusen, the team was the runner up team of the German cup in 2008-09.