Christos Maladenis

Christos Maladenis

Personal information
Full name	Christos Maladenis
Date of birth	(1974-05-23) 23 May 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Xanthi, Greece
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1995	Skoda Xanthi	85	(5)
1995–2004	AEK Athens	198	(42)
2003–2004	→ PAOK (loan)	9	(1)
2004–2007	PAOK	41	(8)
2007–2008	Panthrakikos	8	(0)
2008	Trikala
2009	Vihren Sandanski	12	(1)
2009–2010	Iasmos Rodopis
Managerial career
2016	Asteras Magikou
2021–2022	Xanthi U19
2023	Apollon Xanthis
2023–2024	Xanthi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christos Maladenis (Greek: Χρήστος Μαλαδένης; born 23 May 1974) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and a manager.

Career

Maladenis began his career in Skoda Xanthi, attracting the interest of Panathinaikos and AEK Athens.

In the summer of 1995, he signed for AEK. Despite the injuries he had, he slowly made his presence felt, competing in many positions in the lineup, mainly in the midfield and offense. His best season was the period 1998–1999, where he scored 13 goals. He also played an incredible match against Iraklis in Kaftanzoglio Stadium, completing a hat-trick in AEK's victory with 2-3 which secured them in second place and sent them in next season's UEFA Champions League qualifiers.^[1] Maladenis also scored goal in the final of Greek Cup against Ionikos, which AEK won with 3–0. His best moment of his career was arguably the goal against Real Madrid in a Champions League game at Nikos Goumas Stadium on 2 October 2002.^[2] He played in AEK until 2003, where he won 4 cups and 1 Super Cup.^[3]

In December 2003 Maladenis was released and signed a deal with PAOK for three years.^[4] In 2007 Maladenis played for Levadiakos. He later played in Panthrakikos and Trikala. From January 2009 he played in Bulgarian side Vihren. He signed with the club from Sandanski on 8 January 2009 and has been given the number 7 shirt. Maladenis made his team debut a few days later, scoring in a 1–0 friendly win against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.^[5] He ended his professional career in 2010 at the amateur level in Iasmos Rodopis.

Career statistics

Last update: 12 April 2018

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals
1991–92	Skoda Xanthi	Greece	1	10	1
1992–93	Skoda Xanthi	Greece	1	18	0
1993–94	Skoda Xanthi	Greece	1	31	2
1994–95	Skoda Xanthi	Greece	1	26	2
1995–96	AEK Athens	Greece	1	28	1
1996–97	AEK Athens	Greece	1	22	0
1997–98	AEK Athens	Greece	1	27	9
1998–99	AEK Athens	Greece	1	25	13
1999–2000	AEK Athens	Greece	1	23	6
2000–01	AEK Athens	Greece	1	26	2
2001–02	AEK Athens	Greece	1	21	6
2002–03	AEK Athens	Greece	1	18	4
2003–04	AEK Athens	Greece	1	8	1
2003–04	PAOK	Greece	1	9	1
2004–05	PAOK	Greece	1	20	6
2005–06	PAOK	Greece	1	21	2
2006–07	PAOK	Greece	1	?	?
2007	Levadiakos	Greece	2	16	2
2007–08	Panthrakikos	Greece	2	8	0

Honours

AEK Athens

• Greek Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2001–02
• Greek Super Cup: 1996

References

1. "Το ιστορικό χατ-τρικ του Μαλαδένη". aek365.org.
2. Κωτάκης, Αλέξανδρος (2 October 2020). "2002: ΑΕΚ - Ρεάλ Μαδρίτης 3-3: Όταν η «Ένωση»... τρόμαξε τη «βασίλισσα»". sportime.gr.
3. "Χρήστος Μαλαδένης". aekpedia.com.
4. "Στον ΠΑΟΚ θα συνεχίσει τελικά ο Χρήστος Μαλαδένης". in.gr (in Greek). 30 January 2004.
5. "Stats Centre: Christos Maladenis Facts". TurboScores. Retrieved 28 September 2009.