Charis Baniotis

Charis Baniotis
Personal information
Date of birth	(1960-03-27) 27 March 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth	Komotini, Greece
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Defender
Youth career
1975–1980	PAOK
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1987	PAOK
1980–1981	→ Panthrakikos (loan) (B' Div.)
1987–1989	Olympiacos
1989–1991	Xanthi
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Greek footballer

Charis Baniotis (Greek: Χάρης Μπανιώτης; born 27 March 1960) is a former Greek footballer who played as a central defender.^[1] His nephew is Konstantinos Baniotis.

Career

Baniotis was born in Komotini and his family moved to Thessaloniki in the early 1970s. He joined PAOK youth ranks in 1975 and he was loaned to Panthrakikos for the 1980–81 season. From 1982 to 1987, he gradually became a starter at PAOK, playing as a central defender. He made 103 league appearances scoring 11 goals with the White-blacks of the North and won the 1985 league title.^[2]

In December 1987, PAOK crushed rivals Olympiacos 6–1 at Serres Municipal Stadium with Baniotis scoring a goal and shortly after, the Red-whites president George Koskotas made a lucrative offer of 80 million drachmas to acquire him. Baniotis therefore descended to Piraeus and played for Olympiacos until 1989, making 28 league appearances. He then moved to Xanthi and ended his career in 1991.^[3]^[4]

Charis Baniotis in the Greek Championship
Club	Division	Season	Apps	Goals
PAOK	Alpha Ethniki	1982–83	1	0
		1983–84	26	0
		1984–85	24	2
		1985–86	17	1
		1986–87	26	6
		1987–88 (i)	9	2
	Total		103	11
Olympiacos	Alpha Ethniki	1987–88 (ii)	14	0
	Alpha Ethniki	1988–89	14	0
	Total		28	0
Xanthi	Alpha Ethniki	1989–90	27	3
	Alpha Ethniki	1990–91	20	0
	Total		47	3
Career total			178	14

Honours

PAOK

Alpha Ethniki (1): 1984–85

References

^ Charis Baniotis at WorldFootball.net
^ "From controversy to coronation". paokfc.gr.
^ Kostas Karagiannis (27 March 2020). "Χάρης Μπανιώτης: Από τα Παγούρια Ροδόπης ηγέτης του ΠΑΟΚ, του ΟΣΦΠ, του ΑΟΞ και του Πανθρακικού". thrakisports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
^ Themis Sinanoglou (5 October 2021). "Χάρης Μπανιώτης στο ΦΩΣ: «Έχασα και τα δύο νεφρά μου, κακώς έφυγα από τον Ολυμπιακό, σούπερ Ντέταρι»". fosonline.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 12 November 2025.

[1] Charis Baniotis at WorldFootball.net

[2] "From controversy to coronation". paokfc.gr.

[3] Kostas Karagiannis (27 March 2020). "Χάρης Μπανιώτης: Από τα Παγούρια Ροδόπης ηγέτης του ΠΑΟΚ, του ΟΣΦΠ, του ΑΟΞ και του Πανθρακικού". thrakisports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 12 November 2025.

[4] Themis Sinanoglou (5 October 2021). "Χάρης Μπανιώτης στο ΦΩΣ: «Έχασα και τα δύο νεφρά μου, κακώς έφυγα από τον Ολυμπιακό, σούπερ Ντέταρι»". fosonline.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 12 November 2025.