In the summer of 1997 he moved to England for Sheffield United, where he failed to compete in any game and after a few months he returned to Greece to play for the second division side, Kalamata. The people of AEK Athens noticed that he was by no means finished as a footballer and decided to sign him in the summer of 1998.
In the summer of 1997, he relocated to Sheffield United in England but did not compete in any games there. After a few months, he returned to Greece for Kalamata, which was in the second division. The residents of AEK Athens noticed his potential and signed him up again during the summer of 1998.