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Savvas Gentsoglou (Greek: Σάββας Γκέντσογλου) (born on 19 September 1990) is a Greek football player currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Italian team Spezia on loan fron Sampdoria.

Club career
AEK Athens

Gentsoglou was promoted from the AEK youth in 2006, but made his first senior appearances for AEK in 2008–09 season. On 25 June 2008, Gentsoglou renewed his contract with AEK until 2014.

Gentsoglou was first used as a Center Back by coach Dusan Bajevic, but he was not suitable for that position. After signing with famous Greek agent John Kainourgios,on his first appearance as a defensive midfielder, in the middle of the 2009–2010 season, Gentsoglou did greatly, and he has been featured in almost every AEK Athens game since then. Gentsoglou scored his first goal for AEK against Atromitos in a 3–2 home win. The following week Gentsoglou scored the equalising goal against Kavala. After the arrival of new coach Nikos Kostenoglou, Gentsoglou has featured in most of AEK's matches in the 2011/12 season.
Sampdoria

On 19 January 2012 he finished his career in AEK in order to sign a contract with Sampdoria.[1] Gentsoglou did not feature for Sampdoria in the 2011–12 season, and was sent out on loan the following season to Serie B squad Livorno to gain playing experience.[2] Gentzoglou will continue his career in Serie B on loan for Spezia, as stated by the official website of Sampdoria.The 23 year old defensive midfielder was not among the first priorities of Sinisa Mihajlovic.As it became known, Spezia next summer will have the right to buy the contract of the player.[3]
International career

Gentsoglou was first called up to the Greece U-19 in 2007, he featured in all of Greece's games in qualifying for the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.
Career statistics
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Greece League Greek Cup Europe Total
2006–07 AEK Athens Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09 AEK Athens Super League 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2009–10 20 2 0 0 4 0 24 2
2010–11 16 0 1 0 6 0 23 0
2011–12(a) 4 0 0 0 4 0 8 0
2011–12(b) U.C. Sampdoria Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 A.S. Livorno Calcio Serie B 33 0 1 0 0 0 34 0
2013–14 U.C. Sampdoria Serie A 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
2013–14 Spezia Serie B 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Career total 91 2 3 0 14 0 108 2

Last updated: 2014-03-23
Source: aekfc.gr
References

Επίσημα τέλος από ΑΕΚ ο Γκέντσογλου (in greek)
"Savvas Gentsoglou al Livorno a titolo temporaneo" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
"Στη Σπέτσια ο Γκέντσογλου" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 21 January 2014.

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