Ilias Calaitzidis

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-9
Weight:
165
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Brossard, Quebec, Canada
High School:
Champlain Regional

Sophomore Year (2003): Played in 16 games, starting six times … Tied for the team lead in scoring with four goals, one assist and nine points … Converted on both his penalty kick opportunities (at Adelphi, vs. Notre Dame) … Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win versus Albany … Scored his final goal in SU’s 4-0 win against Cornell … Notched his first assist of the season in the season’s final game at Pittsburgh.

Freshman Year (2002): Led all Syracuse freshmen with three goals, two assists and eight points … Was fourth overall on the team in scoring … First career goal was the game-winning tally versus Hartwick … Had his first career point with an assist versus Loyola … Scored on a penalty kick versus Villanova … Played in all 18 games, starting 11 times.

High School: Played at Champlain College for three years … Captained the squad each season … Played on the Under-18 Quebec Provincial Team that won the national championship in 2000 … Also won a national championship with Under-19 Jean-Talon Rosemont Soccer Club in 2000… Played on the Under-19 F.C. Select Rive Sud team that finished third at the Canadian National Championships in 2001 … Selected to train in the National Center Program, a program for Canadian National Team hopefuls … Three-time Champlain MVP … Selected to represent Canada in an international competition held in France in 1998.

Personal: Born June 8, 1982 … Son of Savvas and Maria Calaitzidis … Majored in economics.