1. Vasilis Torosidis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
15 Facts About Vasilis Torosidis
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Vasilis Torosidis eventually joined Olympiacos on a five-year deal on 1 January 2007.
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Vasilis Torosidis moved to Olympiacos in January 2007 and scored his first goal with the team against PAOK on 21 January 2007.
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Vasilis Torosidis was monitored by such clubs as Newcastle United, Roma, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, and Bayern Munich.
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Vasilis Torosidis was given a five-game ban by the Super League Greece following his sending off for headbutting midfielder Sebastian Leto in the closing stages of the match.
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In January 2013, Vasilis Torosidis refused to sign a new deal with the Greek champions after moving to the Athens outfit in 2007.
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Vasilis Torosidis played over three hundred league matches for them as well as quite a few appearances in European competition and for Greece.
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Vasilis Torosidis scored in the Coppa Italia semi-final match against Internazionale with a great strike right in Inter goalkeeper Handanovic's top corner.
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On 17 March 2014, Vasilis Torosidis scored as Roma beat Udinese Calcio to maintain their grip on second place from Juventus in Serie A and restored the two-goal margin before Dusan Basta of Udinese ensured a nervous final 10 minutes for Roma.
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On 2 August 2014, Roma announced that Vasilis Torosidis had signed a new contract with the Giallorossi, keeping him at the club until 2017.
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Vasilis Torosidis suffered a lot of injuries during the season and he was forced to cut training after he has been diagnosed with a Grade I tear of the left calf muscle, eventually losing his place in the starting XI.
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Since the beginning of 2018, Vasilis Torosidis faced a numerous of hamstring injuries as well as a muscle fatigue that kept him out of the squad for almost 1.5 months.
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On 28 July 2018, following a five-year spell in Italy, Vasilis Torosidis has returned to his homeland, penning a contract with former club Olympiacos.
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Vasilis Torosidis made his international debut for the Greece national team in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier against Turkey.
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Vasilis Torosidis scored his first international goal in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg.