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{{Short description|Greek footballer (born 1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Angelos Charisteas<br>Άγγελος Χαριστέας
| image = Charisteas 2008.jpg
| caption = Charisteas in 2008
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|2|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Strymoniko]], Greece
| height = 1.91 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber = 
| years1 = 1997–2002
| clubs1 = [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris]]
| caps1 = 87
| goals1 = 19
| years2 = 1998–1999
| clubs2 = → [[Athinaikos F.C.|Athinaikos]] (loan)
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2002–2005
| clubs3 = [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]
| caps3 = 66
| goals3 = 18
| years4 = 2005–2006
| clubs4 = [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]
| caps4 = 31
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2006–2007
| clubs5 = [[Feyenoord]]
| caps5 = 28
| goals5 = 9
| years6 = 2007–2010
| clubs6 = [[1. FC Nürnberg]]
| caps6 = 57
| goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2009
| clubs7 = → [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] (loan)
| caps7 = 13
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2010
| clubs8 = [[AC Arles-Avignon|Arles-Avignon]]
| caps8 = 6
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2011
| clubs9 = [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]
| caps9 = 4
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2011–2012
| clubs10 = [[Panetolikos F.C.|Panetolikos]]
| caps10 = 24
| goals10 = 4
| years11 = 2013
| clubs11 = [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
| caps11 = 7
| goals11 = 1
| totalcaps = 330
| totalgoals = 74
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2011
| nationalteam1 = [[Greece national football team|Greece]]
| nationalcaps1 = 88
| nationalgoals1 = 25
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|GRE}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]]|}}
}}

'''Angelos Charisteas''' ({{langx|el|Άγγελος Χαριστέας}}, {{IPA|el|ˈaɲɟelos xariˈste.as|pron}}; born 9 February 1980) is a Greek former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]].

At club level he played for [[Aris Thessaloniki]], [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[Feyenoord]], [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]], [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]], [[AC Arles-Avignon|Arles-Avignon]], and [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]. In 2004, he won the double with Werder Bremen,<ref name="deichstube.de">{{cite web | url = https://www.deichstube.de/news/werder-bremen-angelos-charisteas-doppelleben-manager-aris-saloniki-politiker-griechenland-13362781.html | title = Vom Volkshelden zum Volksvertreter: Werder-Star Angelos Charisteas und sein Doppelleben | language = de | website = deichstube.de | date = 28 December 2019 | access-date = 10 February 2023 | first = Hans-Günter | last = Klemm}}</ref> earning Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal medals<ref name="thesefootballtimes.co">{{cite web | url = https://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/08/22/angelos-charisteas-the-immortal-greek-god-of-lisbon/ | title = Angelos Charisteas: the immortal Greek God of Lisbon | website = thesefootballtimes.co | date = 22 August 2017 | access-date = 10 February 2023 | first = Jon | last = Townsend}}</ref> and was also the club's Sportsman of the Year.<ref name="deichstube.de" /> With Ajax, Charisteas also won the Dutch Cup and the Dutch Super Cup.<ref name="thesefootballtimes.co" />

Internationally, he was capped 88 times by [[Greece national football team|Greece]], scoring 25 goals. He was a member of the [[UEFA Euro 2004]] winning team, scoring three goals, including the winning goal in the [[UEFA Euro 2004 final|final against the hosts Portugal]], which was considered as the greatest triumph of the nation.<ref name="thesefootballtimes.co" /> He also represented Greece at [[UEFA Euro 2008]] and the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].

In 2019, Charisteas was also a political deputy in the region of [[Central Macedonia]].<ref name="deichstube.de" />

==Club career==
===Aris===
After a few years playing for amateur club Strimonikos Serron,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://limassoltoday.com.cy/sports/afieromata-sports/to-chryso-kefali-tou-angelou-chariste/|title=Angelos Charisteas career from Strimonikos to the top of Europe|website=limassoltoday.com.cy|date=21 August 2022 |language=Greek |accessdate=21 August 2022}}</ref> Charisteas eventually started his professional career with Greek side [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris Thessaloniki]]. It was during his first season at Aris that Charisteas started making a name for himself, scoring twice in nine matches as they won the Greek second division in 1997–98. Charisteas started well in his first season in the Greek top league and got further noticed when he scored twice in the local derby against Thessaloniki rivals [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]. The striker made twelve appearances in the [[Superleague Greece|Alpha Ethniki]] – six as a substitute – before a loan at [[Athinaikos F.C.|Athinaikos]] in 1998–99. He returned to Aris the following season and made his European debut in a [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] defeat by [[Celta de Vigo]] at the age of 19. Charisteas was continuously developing and in the 2000–01 season, where he scored seven goals.

===Werder Bremen===
On 29 January 2002, Charisteas joined [[Bundesliga]] side [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], signing a four-year contract valid from the summer,<ref name="Kuriosum">{{cite web | url = https://www.deichstube.de/wistorie/wita/werder-bremen-29-januar-2002-angelos-charisteas-trikot-kuriosum-bundesliga-wistorie-13505303.htm  | title = 29. Januar 2002: Werder-Trikot-Kuriosum bei Charisteas-Vorstellung | language = de | website = deichstube.de | date = 29 January 2020 | access-date = 10 February 2023}}</ref> having been watched by scouts from a number of Europe's leading sides.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

Werder Bremen Sporting director, [[Klaus Allofs]] attested "Angelos is strong header of the ball, very fast and has good tactical behaviour".<ref name="Kuriosum" />

At the club, he scored with regularity between 2002 and 2005.<ref name="thesefootballtimes.co" />

The transfer fee paid to Aris was reported as €3 million.<ref name="ajax">{{cite news |title=Werders Grieche wechselt zu Ajax |url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/angelos-charisteas-werders-grieche-wechselt-zu-ajax-a-334387.html |access-date=10 September 2018 |work=Der Spiegel |date=23 December 2004 |language=de}}</ref> He had a successful first season scoring nine goals in 31 appearances in the Bundesliga and two goals from four games in the UEFA Cup.

In the [[2003–04 Bundesliga|2003–04 season]], Werder Bremen won the Bundesliga and the [[DFB-Pokal|German Cup]] with Charisteas scoring four goals from 24 appearances.

On 29 September 2004, Charisteas contributed a goal in his side's 2–1 win against [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] in the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Charisteas und Klose führen Werder zum Sieg |url=https://rp-online.de/sport/fussball/champions-league/charisteas-und-klose-fuehren-werder-zum-sieg_aid-16826239 |access-date=10 September 2018 |work=Rheinische Post |date=29 September 2004 |language=de}}</ref> In total, he scored five goals in 11 matches for Werder Bremen the 2004–05 season.

===Ajax===
In December 2004, Charisteas moved to the Netherlands to play for [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] for a reported fee nearly €5 million.<ref name="ajax"/> Greece manager [[Otto Rehhagel]] had publicly urged Charisteas to try to move to another club during the January 2005 transfer window, in order to get more first-team action. Ajax fitted the bill, as they were hoping to find a replacement for [[Sweden men's national football team|Swedish international]] striker [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]], who had been sold to [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]. Charisteas made his Ajax debut on 23 January 2005 against [[FC Utrecht]] and scored his first goal four days later against [[SC Heerenveen]]. However, he only managed three more games all season. Charisteas netted home eight goals in the 2005–06 season, which included a late winner against [[Vitesse Arnhem]]. Charisteas missed Greece's crucial match in the World Cup qualifying due to a head injury received after colliding with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s [[Kolo Touré]] in a Champions League match which Ajax lost 2–1.

Under new Ajax manager [[Henk ten Cate]], Charisteas was the 5th striker behind [[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]], [[Ryan Babel]], [[Markus Rosenberg]], and [[Rydell Poepon]]. Ten Cate explained this by saying that Charisteas is a great striker for the [[Formation (association football)#4–4–2|4–4–2]] formation, but not for the [[Formation (association football)#4–3–3|4–3–3]] formation, which is played for Ajax.

===Feyenoord===
Despite stating that he was only interested in a move to England or Germany, Charisteas signed for arch-rivals [[Feyenoord]] in [[Rotterdam]] on 31 August 2006, the final day of the summer transfer window. This move caused a great deal of agitation in Rotterdam with parts of [[Het Legioen|The Legion]], stating that they did not want an Ajax player at their club, protesting the move at [[De Kuip]] with the chant "Wij willen geen neus." (translated as: "we don't want a nose," nose being derogatory slang for Ajax players) and demanded that chairman [[Jorien van den Herik]] resign. Despite the protests, Charisteas made his debut for Feyenoord on 10 September against [[Sparta Rotterdam]] and played the full game. He eventually scored his first goal for his new club in his tenth game. Although he seemed to have convinced some fans at a certain point, Charisteas never enjoyed a good relationship with Feyenoord supporters. He finished the season having played a total of 28 games for Feyenoord, netting nine goals.

===Nürnberg===
On 6 July 2007, [[1. FC Nürnberg]] confirmed a deal with Feyenoord to sign Charisteas on a four-year deal worth €2.5 million.<ref name="arles">{{cite news |title=Charisteas wechselt nach Frankreich |url=https://www.kicker.de/charisteas-wechselt-nach-frankreich-541186/artikel |access-date=10 September 2018 |work=kicker Online |date=16 August 2010 |language=de}}</ref> He scored his first two official team goals in a 6–0 victory against fourth division club [[SC Victoria Hamburg]].

At the beginning of the 2009–10 season, he returned to the newly promoted Nürnberg. His first goal of the season came on 12 March 2010, when he scored the winning goal in the 1–2 away win against [[Hertha BSC]], helping Nürnberg to avoid the relegation, before [[Otto Rehhagel]] called him up to the Greece national team for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]].

===Bayer Leverkusen===
On 2 February 2009, he was loaned out to [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] until the end of the season,<ref name="arles"/> helping the team to reach the final of the German Cup.

===Arles-Avignon===
On 10 August 2010, Charisteas signed for [[AC Arles-Avignon|Arles-Avignon]], along with teammate [[Angelos Basinas]].<ref>{{cite news | title = ACAA: à la sauce grecque | url = http://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2010/08/16/a-la-sauce-grecque | newspaper = [[Le Dauphiné Libéré]] | date = 16 August 2010 | access-date = 8 June 2011 | language = fr | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110723104806/http://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2010/08/16/a-la-sauce-grecque| archive-date= 23 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="arles"/> He made his debut on 21 August 2010 in a 1–2 away defeat against [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53646 | title = Toulouse v. Arles-Avignon Match Report | publisher = [[Ligue de Football Professionnel]] | date = 21 August 2010 | access-date = 8 June 2011 | language = fr | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110525122329/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuille_match/53646| archive-date= 25 May 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> Charisteas made a total of seven appearances, scoring no goals, before his contract was terminated on 26 November 2010.

===Schalke 04===
On 30 January 2011, [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] formalized his arrival. Charisteas signed a contract on 30 June 2011, until the end of the season. In his debut match for Schalke, he scored the second goal in a 2–1 home win against [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]. It was his first touch of the ball, having been on the pitch for only 52 seconds. On 13 April 2011, Charisteas reached the semi-finals of the [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League]] with Schalke, beating in the quarter-finals the defending champion [[Inter Milan]], Charisteas replaced the Brazilian [[Eduardo Gonçalves de Oliveira|Edu]] in the 32nd minute of the second half.

On 21 May 2011, Charisteas won the German Cup with Schalke 04.

===Panetolikos===
On 27 July 2011, Charisteas joined [[Panetolikos F.C.|Panetolikos]], newly promoted to the [[Super League Greece|Super League]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Griechenland: Charisteas kehrt heim |url=https://www.kicker.de/griechenland_charisteas-kehrt-heim-555739/artikel |access-date=10 September 2018 |work=kicker Online |date=27 July 2007 |language=de}}</ref> signing a one-year contract. His first goal of the season came on 14 September 2011 when he scored the winning goal in the 1–0 home win against [[Asteras Tripolis F.C.|Asteras Tripolis]].

===Al-Nassr===
After interest from Inter Milan, reported in the newspaper ''Corriere dello Sport'', on 17 February 2013, Charisteas signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with [[Al-Nassr FC]]. Charisteas played his debut in the final of the [[2012–13 Saudi Crown Prince Cup]] against [[Al-Hilal FC]] on 22 February 2013. After 90 minutes penalties had to be taken and Charisteas missed the fourth.

==International career==
After having been a regular player for the Greek U21 side, Charisteas made his international debut in February 2001 in a 3–3 draw against [[Russia national football team|Russia]]. His impact was immediate as he scored two of the goals for Greece that day. His prolific goal scoring continued, eventually helping his team qualify for the [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]].

[[File:Charisteas' Siegtreffer im Finale der Euro 2004.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Charisteas scores for Greece in the [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final]] against Portugal on 4 July]]
During the victorious Euro 2004 campaign, Charisteas scored three goals: one in the group stage against [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]], one against [[France national football team|France]] in the quarterfinals and the winning goal against the host country [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] in the final on 4 July, securing himself a permanent place in the history of the sport.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deichstube.de/news/werder-bremen-angelos-charisteas-doppelleben-manager-aris-saloniki-politiker-griechenland-13362781.html | title=Vom Volkshelden zum Volksvertreter: Werder-Star Angelos Charisteas und sein Doppelleben | date=28 December 2019 }}</ref> The win against Portugal was also considered as the greatest triumph of the nation.<ref name="thesefootballtimes.co" />

His contribution to the team and his impact in the competition was further recognised when he was named in the Euro 2004 All-star Team and he was also nominated for the [[2004 Ballon d'Or]] award, where he finished 11th in votes.

In January 2007, Charisteas told Dutch football magazine Voetbal International that winning Euro 2004 was an unbelievable experience which he would not swap for all the money in the world: "Even in 50 years time, everybody will remember that I scored the goal which made Greece the champions of Europe. We wrote history and my life changed completely at that point."

Charisteas scored three goals for [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|Euro 2008 qualifying rounds]], helping Greece to automatically qualify for the competition with two games left. He would go on to be one of the few Greece players who performed well at Euro 2008, scoring the defending champions' only goal of the tournament in the 2–1 defeat to Spain. He scored 4 goals for his country in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]].

Charisteas was included in the squad that travelled to South Africa for the final tournament, where he played one game. In that competition, he was the only Greece player to participate in two European Championships and a World Cup (others sharing this distinction: [[Giourkas Seitaridis]], [[Kostas Katsouranis]], [[Georgios Karagounis]] and the goalkeeper [[Kostas Chalkias]]).

Charisteas received another call-up on 8 October 2011 for the qualification match against Croatia. On 11 October 2011, he scored the winning goal in the 85th minute in Georgia, securing a 2–1 victory which sent Greece automatically to the UEFA Euro 2012 With this goal, Charisteas score in three qualifiers for European Championship and for three consecutive World Cups, became the only player to reach that distinction in the Greece national team.

Charisteas also became the second top scorer for the [[Greece national football team|Greece national team]] with 25 goals, four fewer than the retired [[Nikos Anastopoulos]].<ref>{{Cite web | title = Angelos Charisteas – Goals in International Matches | publisher = The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation| url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/charisteas-intlg.html | date = 29 February 2012 | first = Roberto | last = Mamrud | access-date = 30 December 2013}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Charisteas played primarily as a target man.<ref name="thesefootballtimes.co" />

==Post-playing career==
===Sports Directing===
On 29 August 2019, Charisteas became sporting director of his former club Aris Thessaloniki.<ref>{{cite news |title=Werder Bremen-Legende Angelos Charisteas erklärt sein Doppelleben! |url=https://www.deichstube.de/news/werder-bremen-angelos-charisteas-doppelleben-manager-aris-saloniki-politiker-griechenland-13362781.html |access-date=8 January 2020 |work=Deichstube |publisher=Kreiszeitung |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gómez |first1=Sergio |title=Greek top flight side Aris Thessaloniki sound out Guti |url=https://en.as.com/en/2019/09/10/football/1568103442_864323.html |website=AS |access-date=8 January 2020 |date=10 September 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518234452/https://en.as.com/en/2019/09/10/football/1568103442_864323.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He initially worked loosely as a player agent, and obtained a UEFA B license before registering to acquire further coaching certificates.<ref name="deichstube.de" />

===Politics===
In 2019, Charisteas was elected to the Regional Parliament of Central Macedonia and he was re-elected in 2023.<ref name="deichstube.de" /> He has served as Deputy Regional Governor of Digital Policy of the Region of Central Macedonia and he is currently serving as Deputy Regional Governor for Volunteering and Youth Affairs of Central Macedonia.

==Personal life==
During his time as a footballer, Charisteas was known to play the [[Bouzouki]] in his spare time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Angelos Charisteas |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/greece/players_to_watch/3654607.stm |access-date=10 September 2018 |work=BBC News |date=25 May 2004}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="nft">{{NFT player|2644|accessdate=}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris]]||1997–98||[[Beta Ethniki]]||9||2||2||0||0||0||11||2
|-
|1998–99||[[Super League Greece|Alpha Ethniki]]||12||4||2||0||0||0||14||4
|-
|1999–2000
|Alpha Ethniki||21||1||7||1||1||0||29||2
|-
|2000–01
|Alpha Ethniki||28||8||9||2||0||0||37||10
|-
|2001–02
|Alpha Ethniki||19||4||9||2||0||0||28||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!89!!19!!29!!5!!1!!0!!119!!24
|-
|[[Athinaikos]]||1998–99||Beta Ethniki||7||1||0||0||0||0||7||1
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]||[[2002–03 SV Werder Bremen season|2002–03]]||[[Bundesliga]]||31||9||4||4||4||2||39||15
|-
|[[2003–04 SV Werder Bremen season|2003–04]]
|Bundesliga||24||4||5||2||3||1||32||7
|-
|[[2004–05 SV Werder Bremen season|2004–05]]
|Bundesliga||11||5||2||0||5||1||18||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!66!!18!!11!!6!!12!!4!!89!!28
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[AFC Ajax|Ajax]]||2004–05||[[Eredivisie]]||13||4||0||0||0||0||13||4
|-
|2005–06
|Eredivisie||17||8||3||1||4||0||24||9
|-
|2006–07
|Eredivisie||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!31!!12!!3!!1!!4!!0!!38!!13
|-
|[[Feyenoord Rotterdam]]||2006–07||Eredivisie||28||9||3||1||5||1||36||11
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[1. FC Nürnberg]]||2007–08||Bundesliga||24||6||1||2||6||3||31||11
|-
|2008–09||[[2. Bundesliga]]||14||1||2||0||0||0||16||1
|-
|2009–10||Bundesliga||19||1||1||0||0||0||20||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!57!!8!!4!!2!!6!!3!!67!!13
|-
|[[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] (loan)||2008–09||Bundesliga||13||1||3||1||0||0||16||2
|-
|[[AC Arles-Avignon|Arles-Avignon]]||2010–11||[[Ligue 1]]||6||0||0||0||0||0||6||0
|-
|[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]||2010–11||Bundesliga||4||1||1||0||1||0||6||1
|-
|[[Panetolikos F.C.|Panetolikos]]||2011–12||[[Super League Greece]]||24||4||2||0||0||0||26||4
|-
|[[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]||2012–13||[[Saudi Premier League]]||7||1||2||0||0||0||9||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!330!!74!!38!!15!!29!!8!!397!!97
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="11"|[[Greece national football team|Greece]]
|2001||7||4
|-
|2002||6||0
|-
|2003||10||3
|-
|2004||15||6
|-
|2005||10||1
|-
|2006||7||1
|-
|2007||6||2
|-
|2008||12||6
|-
|2009||8||0
|-
|2010||4||1
|-
|2011||3||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!88!!25
|}

:''Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Charisteas goal''.<ref name="nft"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Angelos Charisteas
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || rowspan="2"|28 February 2001 || rowspan="2"|[[Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium]], [[Heraklion]], Greece || rowspan="2"|{{fb|RUS}} || align="center"|2–3 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–3 || rowspan="2"|[[Friendly match|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || align="center"|3–3
|-
| align="center"|3 || 28 March 2001 || [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympic Stadium]], Athens, Greece || {{fb|GER}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–4 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || 6 October 2001 || [[Old Trafford]], Manchester, England || {{fb|ENG}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|5 || rowspan="2"|2 April 2003 || rowspan="2"|[[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland || rowspan="2"|{{fb|NIR}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|[[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|7 || 11 June 2003 || [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium]], Athens, Greece || {{fb|UKR|1992}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier
|-
| align="center"|8 || 3 June 2004 || [[Rheinpark Stadion]], [[Vaduz]], Liechtenstein || {{fb|LIE}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|9 || 16 June 2004 || [[Estádio do Bessa]], [[Porto]], Portugal || {{fb|ESP}}|| align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2004]]
|-
| align="center"|10 || 25 June 2004 || [[Estádio José Alvalade]], Lisbon, Portugal || {{fb|FRA|1974}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || UEFA Euro 2004
|-
| align="center"|11 || 4 July 2004 || [[Estádio da Luz]], Lisbon, Portugal || {{fb|POR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|[[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|1–0]]|| UEFA Euro 2004
|-
| align="center"|12 || rowspan="2"|17 November 2004 || rowspan="2"|[[Karaiskákis Stadium]], [[Piraeus]], Greece || rowspan="2"|{{fb|KAZ}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|13 || align="center"|2–0
|-
| align="center"|14 || 30 March 2005 || Karaiskákis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece || {{fb|ALB}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
|-
| align="center"|15 || 11 October 2006 || [[Bilino Polje]], [[Zenica]], Bosnia and Herzegovina || {{fb|BIH}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier]]
|-
| align="center"|16 || 6 June 2007 || [[Pankritio Stadium]], [[Heraklion]], Greece || {{fb|MLD}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
|-
| align="center"|17 || 13 October 2007 || [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympic Stadium]], Athens, Greece || {{fb|BIH}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–2 || UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier
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| align="center"|18 || 6 February 2008 || [[GSP Stadium]], [[Nicosia]], Cyprus || {{fb|FIN}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
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| align="center"|19 || 18 June 2008 || [[Wals Siezenheim Stadium]], Salzburg, Austria || {{fb|ESP}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2008]]
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| align="center"|20 || 6 September 2008 || [[Stade Josy Barthel]], Luxembourg, [[Luxembourg]] || {{fb|LUX}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
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| align="center"|21 || rowspan="2"|11 October 2008 || rowspan="2"|Karaiskákis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MDA}} || align="center"|1–0|| rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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| align="center"|22 || align="center"|3–0
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| align="center"|23 || 15 October 2008 || Karaiskákis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece || {{fb|SUI}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–2 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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| align="center"|24 || 25 May 2010 || [[Stadion Schnabelholz]], [[Altach]], Austria || {{fb|PRK}}|| align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
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| align="center"|25 || 11 October 2011 || [[Mikheil Meskhi Stadium]], [[Tbilisi]], Georgia || {{fb|GEO}}|| align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Werder Bremen'''
* [[Bundesliga]]: [[2003–04 Bundesliga|2003–04]]
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[2003–04 DFB-Pokal|2003–04]]

'''Ajax'''
* [[KNVB Cup|Dutch Cup]]: [[2005–06 KNVB Cup|2005–06]]
* [[Dutch Super Cup]]: [[Johan Cruijff-schaal XI|2005–06]]

'''Bayer Leverkusen'''
* [[DFB-Pokal]] runners-up: [[2008–09 DFB-Pokal|2008–09]]

'''Schalke 04'''
* [[DFB-Pokal]]: [[2010–11 DFB-Pokal|2010–11]]

'''Al-Nassr'''
* [[Saudi Crown Prince Cup|Crown Prince Cup]] runners-up: [[2012–13 Saudi Crown Prince Cup|2012–13]]

'''Greece'''
* [[European Football Championship|European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]]

'''Individual'''
* [[UEFA Euro 2004]]: [[UEFA Euro 2004#Awards|UEFA Team of the Tournament]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Angelos Charisteas}}
* {{NFT player|2644}}
* {{Fussballdaten|charisteasangelos}}
* {{ESPN FC|65624}}
* [https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/xaristeas-sto-sport24-me-hthele-h-mpartselona.5551456.html Angelos Charisteas Interview]

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