Christos Maladenis (Greek: Χρήστος Μαλαδένης; born 23 May 1974) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and a manager.
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.
Last update: 12 April 2018
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