Venetidis returns for Greece
Thursday, April 11, 2002
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Stelios Venetidis is back in the Greece squad for the friendly against the Czech Republic.
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Olympiakos Pireaus FC defender Stelios Venetidis is back in the Greece squad for the friendly against the Czech Republic in Ioannia on 17 April.
Two left out
Venetidis made four appearances in this season's UEFA Champions League but the cultured left-back has not played for his country this year. While Venetidis is back, two other defenders that figured in the squad that beat Belgium 3-2 last month were left out. Coach Otto Rehhagel has not called up Tassos Katsiambis of PAOK Salonika and Panathinaikos FC's Giorgos Amanatidis.
Neither at World Cup
Neither side will be at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals but will be keen for a good showing ahead of the start of their EURO 2004™ qualification campaign in the autumn. Greece have been drawn in Group 6 while the Czech Republic are in Group 3.
Greece squad
Nikopolidis, Kateryiannakis, Kyrgiakos, Fissas, Goumas, Patsatzoglou, Venetidis, Dabizas, Konstantinidis, Karagounis, Basinas, Georgiadis, Kafes, Konstantindis, Zagorakis, Tsartas, Lakis, Nikolaidis, Vryzas, Haristeas, Machlas.
