How tall is Theofanis Gekas?

Theofanis Gekas's listed height is 179 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 60% of men in Greece.

Where 179 cm sits among men in Greece

Taller than about 60% of men in Greece born in 1980 (average 177.3 cm).

Gekas next to his teammates

Dimitris Salpingidis is 7 cm shorter than Theofanis Gekas (172 cm), teammate at Greece men's national football team from 2005 to 2014.

Angelos Basinas is 1 cm shorter than Theofanis Gekas (178 cm), teammate at Greece men's national football team from 2005 to 2009.

About Theofanis Gekas

Theofanis Gekas is a Greek football official, coach and former player who played as a striker. He was born on 23 May 1980 in Larissa. Most of his career was spent in Greece, Germany and Turkey, although he also played top flight football in England and Spain.

Gekas was the top goalscorer of Super League Greece and of the Bundesliga in previous seasons. At international level, he represented Greece at two European Championships and two World Cups, earning 78 caps between 2005 and 2014. He was the top goalscorer of the European section of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification with 10 goals. With 24 goals for his national team, he is Greece's third highest all time goalscorer.

At a listed 179 cm (5'10"), Gekas is 7 cm taller than Dimitris Salpingidis, who is listed at 172 cm (5'8") and was his teammate in the Greece men's national football team from 2005 to 2014. He is 1 cm taller than Angelos Basinas, listed at 178 cm (5'10"), who played with him for Greece from 2005 to 2009.

Frequently asked

How tall is Theofanis Gekas in feet and inches? Theofanis Gekas is 5'10" tall, which is 179 cm, 70.5 inches or 1.79 m.

How tall is Theofanis Gekas compared to Dimitris Salpingidis? Dimitris Salpingidis is 7 cm shorter than Theofanis Gekas: 172 cm (5'8") vs 179 cm (5'10").

How tall is Theofanis Gekas compared to Angelos Basinas? Angelos Basinas is 1 cm shorter than Theofanis Gekas: 178 cm (5'10") vs 179 cm (5'10").

Is Theofanis Gekas tall for men in Greece? At 179 cm he is taller than about 60% of men in Greece born in 1980, whose average height is 177.3 cm.

Sources

• Theofanis Gekas on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Theofanis Gekas on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 179 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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