{{short description|Greek footballer (born in 1974)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kostas Chalkias | image = Kostaschalkias.JPG | upright = | caption = Chalkias playing for PAOK in 2010 | alt = | full_name = Konstantinos Chalkias<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/187172.pdf|title=UEFA EURO 2004™ Squad Lists|website=UEFA}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|05|30}} | birth_place = Larissa, Greece | height = 1.99 m | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1993–1994 |youthclubs1 = Apollon Larissa | youthyears2 = 1994–1995 |youthclubs2 = Panathinaikos | years1 = 1995–1996 |clubs1 = Panathinaikos |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1996–1998 |clubs2 = Apollon Athens |caps2 = 59 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1998–2001 |clubs3 = Panathinaikos |caps3 = 10 |goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1999 |clubs4 = → Apollon Athens (loan)|caps4 = 16 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2001–2003 |clubs5 = Iraklis |caps5 = 50 |goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2003–2005 |clubs6 = Panathinaikos |caps6 = 21 |goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2005–2006 |clubs7 = Portsmouth |caps7 = 5 |goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2006 |clubs8 = Real Murcia |caps8 = 2 |goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2006–2008 |clubs9 = Aris |caps9 = 51 |goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2008–2012 |clubs10 = PAOK |caps10 = 85 |goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2016–2018 |clubs11 = Panachaiki |caps11 = 3 |goals11 = 0 | totalcaps = 302 | totalgoals = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2001–2012 | nationalteam1 = Greece | nationalcaps1 = 32 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|GRE}}}} {{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Championship}} {{medal|W|2004|}} {{Medal|Comp|World Military Cup}} {{Medal|W|1997|}} }}
'''Konstantinos "Kostas" Chalkias''' ({{langx|el|Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Χαλκιάς}}; born 30 May 1974) is a Greek retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Panathinaikos, Apollon Athens, Iraklis, Portsmouth, Real Murcia, Aris, PAOK and Panachaiki.<ref>[http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Hellas/gethniki/panachaiki/h-panaxaikh-anakoinwse-ton-xalkia.4223732.html Η Παναχαϊκή ανακοίνωσε τον Χαλκιά!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023015305/http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Hellas/gethniki/panachaiki/h-panaxaikh-anakoinwse-ton-xalkia.4223732.html |date=23 October 2017 }}, contra.gr, 21 August 2016 (in Greek)</ref>
He was also capped 32 times by the Greece national team, with whom he won Euro 2004. He also was selected at the next two European Championships and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
==Club career==
===Greece=== Chalkias started his career in the Panathinaikos youth academy in the 1994–95 double winning team. He was transferred to feeder club Apollon Athens in 1996 as a replacement for retired Antonis Minou, signing a five-year professional contract.<ref name="apol1">{{cite news|url=http://www.athlitikihxo.gr/showhighlights.php?papercode=168788|title=Ο Χαλκιάς φέρνει Κόλα (Chalkias brings Kola)|last=Alysandratos|first=V.|date=4 July 1996|work=Athlitiki Echo|language=el}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> His solid performances helped Apollon avoid relegation from Alpha Ethniki<ref name="apol2">{{cite news|url=http://www.athlitikihxo.gr/showhighlights.php?papercode=197832|title=Το μυστήριο της Παιανίας (Paiania's mystery)|last=Spanoudakis|first=Giorgos|date=6 January 1999|work=Athlitiki Echo|language=el}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and made him return to Panathinaikos two years later, in 1998.<ref name="apol3">{{cite news|url=http://www.athlitikihxo.gr/showhighlights.php?papercode=191275|title=Εγγύηση τα "δικά" του παιδιά (Their kids are warranty)|last=Spanoudakis|first=Giorgos|date=8 August 1998|work=Athlitiki Echo|language=el}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> However, he did not get any playing time at Panathinaikos by his head coach Vasilis Daniil and in January 1999 he was re-sent to Apollon on loan for six months.<ref name="apol2"/><ref name="apol4">{{cite news|url=http://www.athlitikihxo.gr/showhighlights.php?papercode=198082|title=Χαλκιάς και Μπέρχολντ "κάτοικοι" Ριζούπολης (Chalkias and Berchold to Rizoupoli)|last=Nanos|first=G.|date=3 January 1999|work=Athlitiki Echo|language=el}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After his return, he was forced to play third keeper to the legendary Jozef Wandzik and Greek legend Antonis Nikopolidis. He made a total of 25 starts over the next three years between 1998 and 2001 for Panathinaikos and was transferred for two seasons to Iraklis before good performances led to a return to Panathinaikos in the 2003–04 season. After playing second fiddle again to Nikopolidis during most of the 2003–04 season, he was allowed back into the first team after a dispute Nikopolidis had with management.
===Going abroad=== At the end of the 2003–04 season, Nikopolidis was let out on a free transfer to bitter rivals, Olympiakos, and a new keeper was bought, Mario Galinovic. After a fight for first team football, eventually Galinovic won out and due to overseas interest, Chalkias was shipped out to English side Portsmouth F.C. in January 2005, making his debut in the FA Cup fourth round tie away at fierce rivals Southampton.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4197721.stm|title=Southampton 2–1 Portsmouth|work=BBC Sport|date=29 January 2005|access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref> Over the next few matches Chalkias's wild tactics and inconsistency led to some poorly conceded goals, and he was soon dropped and replaced by Jamie Ashdown. With the signing of Sander Westerveld in July 2005, Chalkias fell even further down the pecking order, and in January 2006 he left Portsmouth by mutual consent, having made only five league appearances for the club.<ref name=leftpompey>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/4630028.stm|title=Goalkeeper Chalkias leaves Pompey|work=BBC Sport|date=19 January 2006|access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref> Shortly after his release from Portsmouth he joined Segunda División side Real Murcia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.in.gr/article/?aid=680667|title=Στη Ρεάλ Μούρθια συνεχίζει την καριέρα του ο Χαλκιάς (Chalkias moving to Real Murcia)|date=31 January 2006|publisher=In.gr|language=el|location=Athens}}</ref>
===Return to Greece=== Chalkias was bought in the summer transfer window of 2006 by Aris Thessaloniki, who were then newly promoted to the Super League Greece.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.in.gr/football/superleague/article/?aid=718417|title=Παρελθόν ο Αναστόπουλος από την τεχνική ηγεσία του Αρη, που απέκτησε τον Χαλκιά (Anastopoulos released from Aris, which signed Chalkias)|date=23 June 2006|publisher=In.gr|language=el|location=Thessaloniki}}</ref> After his transfer to Aris, Chalkias regained some of the form that he showed during his bright run in the first team for Panathinaikos and after an exceptional season, he was recalled tο the national team and gained a starting spot over Antonis Nikopolidis after the latter's poor performance earlier in a Euro 2008 qualifying match against Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.in.gr/football/article/?aid=806882|title=Τέλος εποχής ή απλή παρένθεση ο πάγκος της Εθνικής για τον Νικοπολίδη; (End of an era or just a parenthesis the national team's bench for Nikopolidis?)|date=3 June 2007|publisher=In.gr|language=el|location=Athens}}</ref>
Chalkias left Aris in late May 2008 after his contract was due to run out<ref name="aripaok">{{cite web|url=http://sports.in.gr/football/superleague/article/?aid=903862|title=Ο Χαλκιάς για δύο χρόνια στον ΠΑΟΚ, προσπάθειες και για Σαουντάτι (Chalkias to PAOK for two years, attempts for Saudati)|date=26 May 2008|publisher=In.gr|language=el|location=Thessaloniki}}</ref> and on 28 May 2008 he agreed to sign a two-year contract for rivals PAOK,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.in.gr/football/superleague/article/?aid=904608|title="Να γίνει ο ΠΑΟΚ πρωταγωνιστής" είπε ο Χαλκιάς για τη νέα ομάδα του ("PAOK should become a protagonist" Chalkias said for his new team)|date=28 May 2008|publisher=In.gr|language=el|location=Thessaloniki}}</ref> thus becoming the third player to have played for the all three major clubs of Thessaloniki (Iraklis, Aris, PAOK) following Apostolos Tsourelas and Stefanos Borbokis.<ref name="aripaok"/>
In the 2009–10 season he reached the second position with PAOK and the semifinal of the Greek cup. In January 2010 he renewed his contract with PAOK for two more years. Chalkias has contributed to the qualification of PAOK the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, after winning the preliminaries against AEK Athens, Olympiakos and Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
===Retirement and comeback=== On 22 September 2012, Chalkias announced his retirement from football.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sport-fm.gr/article/581276 | title=Χαλκιάς: «Ήθελα να συνεχίσω, αλλά…» }}</ref>
After four years of inactivity, he returned to the football for the Greek team Panachaiki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/969040/stin-panahaiki-o-kostas-halkias |title=Στην Παναχαϊκή ο Κώστας Χαλκιάς! |date=21 August 2016|publisher=www.gazzetta.gr|language=el}}</ref> He was the last player from the legendary Euro 2004-winning Greece team to retire from professional football.
==International career== Chalkias made his debut on 10 November 2001, in a friendly 4–2 home win against Estonia, as he replaced Antonis Nikopolidis at half time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.in.gr/article/?aid=340856|title=Φιλική νίκη (4–2) και καλές εντυπώσεις από την εθνική ποδοσφαίρου (Friendly victory and good impressions from the national team)|date=10 November 2001|publisher=In.gr|language=el|location=Athens}}</ref> In the summer 2004 he was part of the squad which won Euro 2004, although he was only the reserve 'keeper.<ref name=leftpompey/> Otto Rehhagel called him also for the qualification of Euro 2008. Chalkias played as the first goalkeeper for the Greece national team during most of the qualification for the World Cup 2010, after the retirement of the legendary goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis and he is the only goalkeeper from the Euro 2004.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία (Greek Football Federation)|url=http://www.epo.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17109:----2009&catid=53:2010-02-11-09-30-25&Itemid=157|script-title=el:Αγώνες Εθνικής Ανδρών του 2010|language=el|access-date=2 February 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526165703/http://www.epo.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17109:----2009&catid=53:2010-02-11-09-30-25&Itemid=157|archive-date=26 May 2011}}</ref>
In Euro 2012 Chalkias was the oldest player at the tournament at 38 years of age and one of just three players remaining from the victorious 2004 Greek squad.<ref>{{cite web|first=Darren|last=Norris|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-20196723.html|title=The European Championship from A to Z|work=Irish Examiner|date=8 June 2012|access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref> On 12 June 2012, he started the second group stage match against Czech Republic – at the 21st minute of the match, and having conceded two goals in 6 minutes, he was substituted with Michalis Sifakis due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,,11065_3472054,00.html|title=Match report: Greece v Czech Republic – 12th June 2012|date=12 June 2012|publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref> After Greece's lost quarterfinal to Germany on 22 June, a game which Chalkias watched from the bench, he announced his withdrawal from the national team alongside Nikos Liberopoulos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7e90064506-d8d6871f50fe-1000--liberopoulos-chalkias-call-time-on-greece-careers/|title=Liberopoulos, Chalkias call time on Greece careers|last=Papantonopoulou|first=Vassilki|date=23 June 2012|publisher=uefa.com|location=Gdansk}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="nft">{{NFT player|id=2660|name=Kostas Chalkias|accessdate=23 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/konstantinos-chalkias/18837/|title=Kostas Chalkias statistics|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=23 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{cite web|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/?CTID=31&CPID=76&TEID=680&PLID=197757&pStr=Player|title=Kostas Chalkias statistics|publisher=Guardian.co.uk|access-date=23 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205072516/http://guardian.touch-line.com/?CTID=31&CPID=76&TEID=680&PLID=197757&pStr=Player|archive-date=5 February 2013}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes appearances in the Greek Cup and FA Cup.}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.}} !colspan="2"|Others{{efn|Includes appearances in the Super League Greece play-offs.}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Panathinaikos |1995–96 |Alpha Ethniki |0||0||||||||||||||0||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Apollon Smyrnis |1996–97 |rowspan="2"|Super League Greece |29||0||||||||||||||29||0 |- |1997–98 |30||0||||||||||||||30||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !59!!0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!59!!0 |- |Panathinaikos |1998–99 |rowspan="4"|Super League Greece |0||0||||||||||||||0||0 |- |Apollon Smyrnis (loan) |1998–99 |16||0||||||||||||||16||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Panathinaikos |1999–2000 |6||0||||||||||||||6||0 |- |2000–01 |4||0||||||4||0||||||8||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !10!!0!!!!!!4!!0!!!!!!14!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|Iraklis |2001–02 |rowspan="2"|Super League Greece |25||0||||||||||||||25||0 |- |2002–03 |25||0||||||||||||||25||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !50!!0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!50!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|Panathinaikos |2003–04 |rowspan="2"|Super League Greece |11||0||||||4||0||||||15||0 |- |2004–05 |10||0||||||4||0||||||14||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !21!!0!!!!!!8!!0!!!!!!29!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|Portsmouth |2004–05 |rowspan="2"|Premier League |5||0||1||0||||||||||6||0 |- |2005–06 |0||0||||||||||||||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !5!!0!!1!!0!!!!!!!!!!6!!0 |- |Real Murcia |2005–06 |Segunda División |2||0||||||colspan="2"|–||||||2||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Aris |2006–07 |rowspan="2"|Super League Greece |29||0||||||1||0||||||30||0 |- |2007–08 |22||0||||||4||0||||||26||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !51!!0!!!!!!5!!0!!!!!!56!!0 |- |rowspan="5"|PAOK |2008–09 |rowspan="4"|Super League Greece |29||0||||||||||6||0||35||0 |- |2009–10 |28||0||||||4||0||4||0||36||0 |- |2010–11 |14||0||3||0||3||0||6||0||26||0 |- |2011–12 |14||0||||||3||0||5||0||22||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !85!!0!!3!!0!!10!!0!!21!!0!!119!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|Panachaiki |2016–17 |rowspan="2"|Gamma Ethniki |0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||||||2||0 |- |2017–18 |3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||||||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !3!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!6!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !302!!0!!7!!0!!27!!0!!21!!0!!357!!0 |}
'''Notes''' {{notelist}}
==Honours==
;Panathinaikos *Alpha Ethniki: 1995–96, 2003–04 *Greek Cup: 2003–04
;Panachaiki *Gamma Ethniki: 2016–17
;Greece *UEFA European Championship: 2004
;Individual *PAOK MVP of the Season: 2008–09
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{sports links}}
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