Experienced attacker Nikos Liberopoulos has made the decision to come out of his international retirement in order to represent Greece in the upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Latvia and Israel.
The 35-year-old Liberopoulos retired from international football in September 2009 after scoring 13 goals in 64 matches, but has now answered his country's call following a conversation with national team coach Fernando Santos.
"Bearing in mind what Liberopoulos had said a year ago, we spoke to him to see what his intentions were," explained Santos in a press conference.
"I thought it only natural to call him since he is playing well and scoring. He is a player that can hold the ball and we are in need of such players for our upcoming encounters. He told us he is willing to help us so we can count on him."
Greece squad
Goalkeepers: Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos), Michalis Sifakis (Aris Thessaloniki)
Defenders: Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Milan), Vassilios Torosidis (Olympiacos), Loukas Vyntra (Panathinaikos), Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiacos), Stelios Malezas (PAOK), Nikos Spyropoulos (Panathinaikos), Georgios Tzavellas (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Midfielders: Kostas Katsouranis (Panathinaikos), Alexandros Tziolis (Real Racing Club), Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Pantelis Kafes (AEK Athens), Sakis Prittas (Aris Thessaloniki), Panagiotis Kone (Brescia), Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos)
Forwards: Dimitris Salpingidis (PAOK), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Kostas Mitroglou (Olympiacos), Nikos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens)
The 35-year-old Liberopoulos retired from international football in September 2009 after scoring 13 goals in 64 matches, but has now answered his country's call following a conversation with national team coach Fernando Santos.
"Bearing in mind what Liberopoulos had said a year ago, we spoke to him to see what his intentions were," explained Santos in a press conference.
"I thought it only natural to call him since he is playing well and scoring. He is a player that can hold the ball and we are in need of such players for our upcoming encounters. He told us he is willing to help us so we can count on him."
Greece squad
Goalkeepers: Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos), Michalis Sifakis (Aris Thessaloniki)
Defenders: Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Milan), Vassilios Torosidis (Olympiacos), Loukas Vyntra (Panathinaikos), Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiacos), Stelios Malezas (PAOK), Nikos Spyropoulos (Panathinaikos), Georgios Tzavellas (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Midfielders: Kostas Katsouranis (Panathinaikos), Alexandros Tziolis (Real Racing Club), Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Pantelis Kafes (AEK Athens), Sakis Prittas (Aris Thessaloniki), Panagiotis Kone (Brescia), Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos)
Forwards: Dimitris Salpingidis (PAOK), Georgios Samaras (Celtic), Kostas Mitroglou (Olympiacos), Nikos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens)
Nikos Liberopoulos Makes Comeback In Greece Squad For Euro 2012 Qualifiers
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