Yannis Goumas

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Giannis Goumas
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Full name	Ioannis Athanasiou Goumas
Date of birth	May 24 1975 (1975-05-24) (age 37)
Place of birth	Larissa, Greece
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth clubs
1989-1994	Panathinaikos academy
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-current	Panathinaikos	258 (24)
National team
?-1997 1997-current	Greece U21 Greece	21 (0) 41 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Giannis Goumas (Greek: Γιάννης Γκούμας) was born on 24 May 1975 in the village of Ambelonas, near Larisa. He is one of the many players to emerge from Panathinaikos FC's youth academy and has been in their first team since 1994 . He was recently handed the captain's armband for his club and is known for his tough tackling, excellent aerial ability and his habit of scoring goals off of set pieces. He has been a regular member of the Greece national football team since making his debut in February 1999 against Finland. He was in the Greece team during the UEFA Euro 2004 Championship but did not take part in the team's victory.