The original position of Arvanitis was the left back, to be converted to that of central midfielder or centre-half when the role acquired more defensive duties in the football of the time and before he definitively became a centre-back.

[4] Arvanitis was called to play for Greece, with only 5 appearances, being in that generation of players who lost the opportunity for more because of World War II.

He made his debut on 23 April 1948 in Greece's first post-war match after ten years, a 1–3 loss to Turkey at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium and 3.5 years later, he played as the captain in a friendly match against France B at Marseille, in a 0–1 defeat.

He was selected in the squad for the 1952 Olympic Games, where he played in a 1–2 defeat by Denmark in Tampere that was also his last international appearance.

On 19 December 2022 his son, Konstantinos donated his golden medal from the 1949 Greek Cup final to the History Museum of AEK Athens.