New names in Greek squad

GREECE coach Otto Rehhagel announced his squad yesterday for the friendly with Ireland on Wednesday at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium in Athens.

Rehhagel included three first timers on the team, 21-year-old midfielder Ioannis Amanatidis who plays for VfB Stuttgart, 21-year-old forward Dimitrios Papadopoulos who plays for Burnley FC and AEK Athens goalie Dionysios Chiotis, 26.

His 20-man squad includes six players from Panathinaikos Athens, four from AEK Athens and three from Olympiakos Piraeus.

Goalkeepers: A. Nikopolidis (Panathinaikos), D. Chiotis (AEK).

Defenders: S. Venetidis (Olympiakos), S. Kyrgiakos (Panathinaikos), N. Dabizas (Newcastle), C. Patsatzoglou (Olympiakos), G. Seitaridis (Panathinaikos), P. Fissas (Panathinaikos).

Midfield: I. Amanatidis (VfB Stuttgart), G. Georgiadis (PAOK Salonika), S. Giannakopoulos (Olympiakos), T. Zagorakis (AEK), G. Karagounis (Panathinaikos), P. Kafes (PAOK), K. Konstantinidis (Hanover), A. Basinas (Panathinaikos), V. Tsartas (AEK)

Strikers: Themis Nikolaidis (AEK), D. Papadopoulos (Burnley), Angelos Haristeas (Werder Bremen)