Panathinaikos striker Mantzios added to Greece squad

ATHENS, Nov 13 (Reuters) Panathinaikos striker Vangelis Mantzios has been added to the Greece squad for their remaining Euro 2008 qualifiers against Malta and Hungary.

German coach Otto Rehhagel originally named a 21-player squad, leaving out experienced striker Angelos Charisteas, but added the 24-year-old Mantzios today.

The striker made his debut against Georgia in a World Cup qualifier just over two years ago and won the last of his six caps in a friendly against South Korea in February.

Greece, who have already qualified for next year's finals in Austria and Switzerland, host Malta on Saturday before playing in Hungary the following tomorrow.

Squad: Goalkeepers: Andonis Nikopolidis (Olympiakos Piraeus), Costas Chalkias (Aris) Defenders: Giourkas Seitaridis (Atletico Madrid), Michalis Kapsis (APOEL), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Eintracht Frankfurt), Yiannis Goumas, Loukas Vintra (both Panathinaikos), Traianos Dellas (AEK Athens), Vasilis Torosidis, Christos Patsatzoglou (both Olympiakos), Nikos Spiropoulos (Panionios) Midfielders: Stelios Giannakopoulos (Bolton Wanderers), Angelos Basinas (Mallorca), Alexandros Tsiolis, Georgos Karagounis (both Panathinaikos), Costas Katsouranis (Benfica) Forwards: Dimitris Salpigidis, Vangelis Mantzios (both Panathinaikos), Fanis Gekas (Leverkusen), Ioannis Amanatidis (Eintracht Frankfurt), Georgos Samaras (Manchester City), Nikos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens) REUTERS CS DS1412