- Andreas Michalopoulos
"The first version of this article has been based in the text of of the Greek Wikipedia published under
GFDL ."Football player infobox
playername = Andreas Michalopoulos
height = 1.78 cm
nickname =
dateofbirth = 1949
cityofbirth =Patras
countryofbirth =Greece
clubnumber =
position = striker
years = 1966–1979
clubs =Panachaiki FC
caps(goals) = 135 (30)
nationalyears = 1973
nationalteam = Greece
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)Andreas Michalopoulos ( _el. Ανδρέας Μιχαλόπουλος) (born
january 23 ,1949 ), is a former Greek footballer (striker) born inPatras . One of the most gifted strikers of his generation, he was a member of the greatPanachaiki football team that impressedGreece in the seventies and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup. [rsssf, [http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec197374.html#uefa] ]Michalopoulos' potential was undoubtedly great. He was, however, as talented as unlucky. Before the UEFA Cup 1973-74 game against
GAK , an injury seemed to put an early end to his career when it was at its best. The young striker managed to help his team some more years, but he only played 48 games in five seasons until 1979, when he officially retired.After the end of his professional career, Michalopoulos remained in
Panachaiki as a valuable member of its organisation. He has coached the senior team in the late 90's as well as at the beginning of the 1996-97 season.Finally, he has also been the coach of the Greek junior national team.tatistics
Andreas Michalopoulos had 135 First Division appearances with
Panachaiki and scored 30 goals.Appearances for the Greek national football team
* 21/02/73 Spain - Greece 3-1 (substitution 82') - friendly match
References
* [http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec197374.html#uefa Rsssf, website about football statistics]
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