Andreas Govas
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Andreas Govas in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Govas | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bulleen Lions | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Heidelberg United | |||
| Fawkner Blues | |||
| 2006 | VIS | ||
| 2007 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Apollon Kalamarias | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Kozani | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | AO Kavala | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Kozani (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 2012 | Troyes | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Kalloni | 25 | (1) |
| 2014 | Oakleigh Cannons | 20 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Heidelberg United | 43 | (7) |
| 2016– | Bulleen Lions | 8 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Greece U-19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Australia U-20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Andreas Govas (born 21 July 1989) is a Greek Australian footballer, who currently plays for National Premier League club FC Bulleen Lions.
Club career
European Adventure
In 2007 Govas signed his first professional contract with Premier League outfit Portsmouth F.C.. Govas was part of Portsmouth's U-18 Youth Academy and Reserves teams under academy director Paul Hart.[1] In 2008 he and Australian Apostolos Giannou played together for Apollon Kalamarias F.C. in the Greek Football League, a year which saw Govas gain 7 appearances before transferring to FS Kozani. In January 2010 Govas signed for Greek Superleague Club AO Kavala where he joined fellow Australians; Zeljko Kalac, Apostolos Giannou, Craig Moore and Robert Stambolziev.[2][3] In January 2012, he signed a six-month contract with French Ligue 2 side Troyes AC who were promoted in the same season to Ligue 1.[4] In September 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Kalloni in the Greek Football League. He played an important role throughout the season helping Kalloni FC gain automatic promotion to the Greek Superleague for the first time in the clubs history.
Return to Australia
In February 2014, Govas signed for National Premier League club Oakleigh Cannons FC under coach Miron Bleiberg. The Cannons finished league runners up in Govas' only season with the club. In November 2014, Govas signed for his childhood football club Heidelberg United in the National Premier League. Govas scored an incredible long-range goal in April 2015 as Heidelberg beat Green Gully by a scoreline of 8-2.[5] On the 15th June 2016 Govas left the Bergers mid-season for league counterparts FC Bulleen Lions.
International career
He was a part of the Australia U-20 team that participated in and won the 2008 ASEAN Youth Championship.[6]
He was also a part of the Australia U-20 team that competed at the AFC U-19 Championship 2008.[7]
In 2008 he had also represented Greece's U-19 squad with Apostolos Giannou and Dean Bouzanis.[8] It had been reported that Govas, Giannou and Bouzanis chose to represent Greece as they had been snubbed by Australian national selectors.
"I represented the Victorian squad at Under 15 and Under 16 levels and I was lucky enough to have been selected for the VIS to be part of a development program aimed at producing players for the national team. As I came towards the end of my time at VIS I was hoping to get an international call-up or an invitation to the AIS. I was invited up to the AIS for a day trial, but unfortunately I was not in the (selected) 18 and was sent home. I thought I was really good while on trial there and was surprised not to have been picked. I was also then told that I would not be in the mix for AIS selection, so I looked overseas." – Govas speaking with Melbourne's Greek newspaper Neos Kosmos[8]
Honours
With 
Australia
References
- ↑ Published on Wednesday 19 March 2008 09:39 (2008-03-19). "Academy keeper Jordan fails to win Pompey contract - Pompey Past - Portsmouth News". Portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ↑ "Greece - AO Kavala - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ↑ "Australia - A. Govas - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ↑ "ESTAC - Site Officiel - Archives des fils info". Estac.fr. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ↑ Forage, Toby. "Andreas Govas nets NPL goal worthy of global praise". The World Game. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "Lujic scores twice for Young Socceroo's". Melbournevictory.net. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- ↑ "Joeys Defeat Uzbekistan - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
- 1 2 "City Journal Online". Cityjournal.dsc.rmit.edu.au. Retrieved 2012-09-21.