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A young Greek defender snapped up by Arsenal in September 2001 from Iraklis FC in his homeland for an undisclosed fee. It is believed the Gunners paid in the region of £600,000.
The player is a Greece Under-21 international, and he impressed against England´s Under-21 outfit in a 3-1 success earlier in the year.
Tavlaridis is a strong defender who is sure on the ball. The Gunners beat Panathinaikos to his signature after impressing in a trial.
The defender made his debut in a 4-0 victory over Manchester United in the Worthington Cup before playing in the Gunners´ two other outings in that competition in 2001/02.
Tavlaridis has impressed in the reserves playing both as a centre-back and a full-back.
He was loaned out to First Division side Portsmouth at the beginning of January 2003, making his debut in the FA Cup defeat at Manchester United, playing a total of five games for the eventual First Division champions.
He earned his Premiership debut just before the end of that season, as a 75th minute substitute in a 6-1 thrashing of Southampton.
It looked difficult for Tavlaridis at Highbury, and despite playing in each of the club´s Carling Cup ties in the 2003/04 season he was loaned out to Lille at the start of January 2004.
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