The 2008–09 season is Panionios is 118th season in existence and its 48th in the top tier of the modern Greek football league system. They will also compete in the Greek Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup. This year Álvaro Recoba the star of Uruguay who was in Inter Milan for years transferred to Panionios on September. He came to Athens with his compatriot Fabián Estoyanoff who also signs his contract with Panionios.
Current squad No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of birth (age) Signed rom Notes Goalkeepers 1 Dario Krešić Goalkeeper 11 January 1984 (25) SV Eintracht Trier 05 12 Kostas Andriolas Goalkeeper 1 May 1985 (24) Atromitos 22 Riccardo Meili Goalkeeper 6 March 1982 (27) Concordia Basel 30 Tomáš Belic Goalkeeper 2 July 1978 (31) Teplice Defenders 2 Giannis Maniatis Right back 12 October 1986 (23) Thiva 3 Mehmet Hetemaj Centre back 8 December 1987 (22) Viikingit 4 Sékou Berthé Centre back 7 October 1977 (32) Free 5 Martin Latka Centre back 28 September 1984 (25) Slavia Prague 6 Fousseni Diawara Right back 28 August 1980 (25) Saint-Étienne 13 Vangelis Koutsopoulos Left back 2 February 1980 (29) PAOK 19 Ivica Majstorović Defensive midfielder 20 September 1981 (28) Unterhaching 23 Dimitris Siovas Centre back 16 September 1988 (21) Skoda Xanthi U20 25 Giannis Kontoes Centre-back/Right back/Left back 24 May 1986 (23) Panionios U20 27 Matthias Langkamp Centre back 24 February 1984 (25) Arminia Bielefeld 31 Georgios Tzavellas Left back 26 November 1987 (22) Kerkyra 32 Pavel Plaskonny Centre back 29 January 1985 (24) Shakhtyor Soligorsk 34 Theodoros Santamouris Centre back 14 March 1989 (20) Panionios U20 37 Christos Maniatis Right back 5 June 1991 (20) Panionios U20 Midfielders 7 Manolis Skoufalis Midfielder 21 August 1978 (31) Kerkyra 10 Dimitrios Koiliaras Midfielder 23 March 1986 (23) Ergotelis 14 Grigoris Makos Midfielder 18 January 1987 (22) Panionios U20 15 Bennard Yao Kumordzi Midfielder 21 March 1985 (24) Egaleo 16 Fabián Estoyanoff Winger 27 September 1982 (27) Valencia 20 Fanouris Goundoulakis Midfielder 13 July 1983 (26) Kalamata 21 Giorgos Barkoglou Midfielder 8 July 1978 (31) Apollon Kalamarias 24 Thanasis Palaskas Midfielder/Centre-back 14 January 1986 (23) Panionios U20 28 Marios Nicolaou Defensive midfielder 4 October 1983 (26) Aris Limassol 33 Giannoulis Fakinos Midfielder 9 July 1989 (20) Olympiacos 35 Dimitrios Anastasopoulos Midfielder 11 April 1990 (19) Panionios U20 41 Davor Kukec Winger 16 March 1986 (23) Inter Zaprešić 41 Alexandros Makos Midfielder 5 April 1991(18) Panionios U20 Forwards 8 Yann Ekra Striker 10 December 1990(19) Hull City On Loan 9 Álvaro Recoba Supporting striker/Attacking midfielder/Winger 17 March 1976 (33) Inter Milan 11 Anderson Gonzaga Forward 29 March 1983(26) Blooming 16 Fabián Estoyanoff Winger 27 September 1982(27) Valencia 18 Michael Delura Forward 1 July 1985(24) Schalke 04 26 Alexandre D'Acol Forward 18 July 1986(23) Olympiacos 46 Neophytos Chrisostomou Forward 11 September 1989(20) Panionios U20 50 Luís Lourenço Forward 5 June 1983(26) Vitória Setúbal Manager Joti Stamatopoulos 1 January 1960 (54)
Transfers In Period Pos. Name From Fee Summer MF Dimitrios Kiliaras Ergotelis €528.000 Summer MF Giorgos Barkoglou Apollon Kalamarias €61.600 Summer DF Matthias Langkamp Arminia Bielefeld Free Summer DF Pavel Drsek VfL Bochum Free Summer GK Konstantinos Andriolas Atromitos Free Summer FW Alexandre Joaquim D'Acol - - Summer DF Dimitris Siovas - - Summer GK Riccardo Meili Concordia Basel Free Summer FW Álvaro Recoba Inter Milan Free Summer FW Fabián Estoyanoff Valencia Free Summer FW Anderson Gonzaga Blooming €123.000 Summer MF Dimitrios Anastasopoulos Athinaikos - Summer DF Theodoros Santamouris Panionios U20 - Summer MF Stamatis Barakos Chania Return From Loan Summer DF Lazaros Bourelakos Thiva Return From Loan Summer FW Albi Kondi Chaidari Return From Loan Winter GK Tomáš Belic Teplice Free Winter DF Martin Latka Slavia Prague €528.000 Winter MF Davor Kukec Inter Zaprešić €264.000 Winter FW Yann Ekra Hull City U19 On Loan
Out Period Pos. Name To Fee Summer MF Darío Fernández Beitar Jerusalem €748.000 Summer GK Kleopas Giannou AEL Limassol Free Summer MF Wagner - - Summer FW Nikolaos Tsaousis Korinthos - Summer FW Rafik Djebbour AEK Athens €2.552.000 Summer DF Efthimios Gousoulis Olympiacos Volos Loan Summer FW Christos Aravidis Ethnikos Asteras Loan Summer MF Stamatis Barakos Koropi F.C. Loan Summer DF Lazaros Bourelakos Koropi F.C. Loan Summer GK Charalambos Tabasis Ilisiakos Loan Summer DF Andreas Iraklis Koropi Loan Summer DF Spiros Gitsalis Fostiras Loan Summer DF Theodoros Koumparoulis Egaleo Loan Winter FW Lampros Choutos PAOK €132.000 Winter MF Giannoulis Fakinos Ilioupoli Free Winter DF Pavel Drsek Kladno Free
Matches 2008–09 Super League Greece 2008–09 Greek Cup 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Top goalscorers
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