{"id":188021,"date":"2015-05-12T10:58:53","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T07:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/uncategorized-en\/to-life-story-tou-panagioti-deligiannidi-2\/"},"modified":"2015-05-13T11:47:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T08:47:35","slug":"to-life-story-tou-panagioti-deligiannidi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paokfc.gr\/en\/news\/to-life-story-tou-panagioti-deligiannidi\/","title":{"rendered":"Panagiotis Deligiannidis: life story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few days before the youngster\u2019s departure, burglars broke into the home of Deligiannidis\u2019 family and left nothing. Young Panagiotis considered it a bad omen ahead of the new chapter in his life and decided to stay at Thessaloniki. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to leave my family\u201d, he says.<br \/>\nHis decision proved a good one. Instead of Austria, he landed at PAOK, after winning the league with Bebides and becoming a regular for Thessaloniki Mixed Team and Greece U19s. The \u201cDouble-Headed Eagle\u201d people appreciated the young attacking midfielder\u2019s talent and promoted him early to the senior team in order to train with the big guys. He participated in preseason friendlies, scored and inaugurated his senior-team distance calculator and then returned to the youth squads. He landed league titles with the U17s and U20s and went on to become skipper in the Greek squad.<br \/>\nFootball had become a part of his life as a child\u2019s whim. His father wanted to register him for tennis lessons, but he didn\u2019t like the idea and, in order to vex him, he told him he wanted to become a footballer. As every father would do, Deligiannidis senior surrendered to his son\u2019s wish. Football was no longer a whim for Panagiotis, but his way of life.<\/p>\n<div class='fa-highlight'>A forward turned full-back!<\/div>\n<p>During the past season, Deligiannidis got transformed. Vladan Ivi\u0107 detected that his power and energy on the pitch could be channeled in defence, therefore he moved him from right winger to right full-back, providing him with the necessary space to charge forward and provide numerical superiority in attack. The experiment was successful and Deligiannidis is now a very effective right full-back.<\/p>\n<p>Last summer it was time for promotion. Along with his pals Pozoglou, Koulouris and Savvidis, Deligiannidis joined the senior team and signed a brand new professional contract.<\/p>\n<div class='fa-highlight'>First season hardships<\/div>\n<p>His first season with the senior didn\u2019t go exactly as he wished. He missed preseason training due to nose diaphragm surgery. He was left behind and, when he picked up training pace in order to cover for lost ground, his body reacted. He suffered three muscular injuries in the same spot and was sidelined for three months.<\/p>\n<p>He worked extensively for his comeback and searched for his first opportunity through trainings. He got his chance at Nea Smyrni, looking forward to his participation but without stress. He got anxious however after the game, wondering how he fared. He wanted to hear the comments of his coach and rest of technical staff.<\/p>\n<div class='fa-highlight'>More to come\u2026 <\/div>\n<p>Panagiotis Deligiannidis can now safely erase from his mental list the first of his objectives \u2013a senior team debut. He can continue his effort to establish himself by listening to Dimitris Salpingidis\u2019 advice, who took him under his wing from day one, helping and giving him pointers. Deligiannidis and the rest of PAOK\u2019s golden new generation have the future all to themselves. And beware, there is a younger Deligiannidis also on the way. His 12-year old brother is considered a great talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Everything seemed ideal. An offer from abroad to get footballing and general education away from Greece, a dream for a big career. At the tender age of 16, Panagiotis Deligiannidis was packing his bags to travel to Austria in the summer of 2012. 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