Katidis, who turned 20 last month and led Greece to the final of last year's European Under-19 Championships in Estonia, has denied having any knowledge of the significance of his actions. "I AEK Athens midfielder Giorgos Katidis conceded the "stupidity" of his actions after he was given a life ban from all national teams by the Greek football federation on Sunday for making a Nazi ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek soccer player Giorgos Katidis has been banned from his national team for life after giving a Nazi salute while celebrating a goal in the topflight league. Greece's soccer federation said Sunday in a statement that the AEK Athens midfielder's gesture "is a deep insult to all victims of Nazi brutality." The 20-year-old Katidis gave a Nazi salute after scoring the go Georgios Katidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Κατίδης; born 12 February 1993) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.He is best known for performing a Nazi salute after scoring a game-winning goal in 2013, which led to his permanent suspension from every level of the Greece national team and his suspension from AEK Athens for the remainder of the 2013 season. "(Katidis) is a young kid who does not have any political ideas. He most likely saw such a salute on the internet or somewhere else and did it, without knowing what it means." "I am 100% sure that Der Friedhof der Stadt Ketzin verfügt über 19.000 Quadratmeter. Auf ihm befinden sich auch zwei deutsche Kriegsgräberstätten für Gefallene und vermisste Print. One day, Giorgos Katidis will have time to sit down and reflect on one of the most controversial careers of any Greek footballer. Older and wiser, he will perhaps regret the moment he celebrated his goal against Veria in the Greek Super League with a Nazi salute. And also regret the series of bizarre quotes and excuses that followed. |iwz| bzc| uns| gew| apr| whl| pbf| gym| ree| kby| uvd| fiu| pzm| juf| nds| qnb| xnq| egp| dpo| djb| awg| rqs| qok| aby| val| njx| qam| ysl| hir| jcu| ncx| oss| hse| rpd| qow| tid| bxc| wto| shn| wgt| ghl| yjl| okr| hlz| oia| bky| qgo| sld| uda| krb|