A fringe member of the Greece squad, yet Goumas has shown for both club and country that he is exactly the type of player coaches - particularly in international tournaments - can rely on.
Happy either at centre-back, left-back or even sweeper, Goumas is a one-club man having made his debut for Panathinaikos in 1995 after graduating through their youth system.
His international debut followed four years later and while he failed to feature in any of the qualifiers - he was only a substitute once - his ability and attitude have impressed national coach Otto Rehhagel.
Sound on the ball and an intelligent reader of the game, Goumas appears to be fazed by nothing; a useful attriubute given the challenges ahead.