Aris Galanopoulos

Aris Galanopoulos (Greek: Άρης Γαλανόπουλος; born 29 September 1981) is a Greek footballer currently playing for Apollon 1926 F.C. in the Football League (Greece) as a Defender.

Aris Galanopoulos
Personal information
Full name Aristidis Galanopoulos
Date of birth (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981
Place of birth Kalamata, Greece
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Kalamata 116 (1)
2005 Panionios 18 (0)
2006–2008 Apollon Kalamarias 67 (0)
2008–2010 Panserraikos 63 (2)
2010–2012 OFI Crete 46 (0)
2012–2013 Enosis Neon Paralimni 14 (0)
2013 Glyfada 11 (0)
2014 Paniliakos F.C. 10 (0)
2014– Apollon 1926 F.C.
National team‡
2002–2003 Greece U21 13 (0)
2004 Greece Olympic 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 March 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 2003

Career

Club career

Galanopoulos began his playing career by signing with Kalamata F.C. in August 1999. He later played for Panionios F.C. and Apollon Kalamarias F.C. in the Greek Super League.[1]

Galanopoulos began his career in Kalamata, which debuted in the Superleague Greece at the age of eighteen. It was called for Greece U21 at December 2002 being key member, although his club was relegated to Football League in 2001. In January 2005 he signed with Panionios in which he played just one year. In January 2006 he joined Apollon Kalamarias, where he played until the end of the 2007–08 season . Then he signed to Panserraikos, up to the 2009–10 season. Then he played for two consecutive years at OFI Crete and in 2012 went to Cyprus to Enosis Neon Paralimni.

International career

In December 2002 Galanopoulos called for Greece U21 and was a key member for the team. Galanopoulos competed for Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

References
  1. "Stats Centre: Aristidis Galanopoulos Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  2. "Aristidis Galanopoulos Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
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