Christos Dimopoulos
Christos Dimopoulos (Greek: Χρήστος Δημόπουλος, born 6 September 1958) is a retired Greek footballer who played for PAOK and Panathinaikos F.C. His nickname was "Fonias" (Φονιάς, meaning Killer) of Greek football. He played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 September 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Gastouni, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Panetolikos | 63 | (18) |
| 1980–1985 | PAOK | 112 | (47) |
| 1985–1990 | Panathinaikos | 112 | (40) |
| 1990–1993 | Athinaikos | 60 | (21) |
| 1993–1994 | Kalamata | 18 | (8) |
| Total | 365 | (134) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1985 | Greece | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Dimopoulos was born in Gastouni, Greece. He started his professional career in Aias Gastounis. He played for PAOK from 1980 to 1985, scoring 47 league goals in 112 appearances and 5 UEFA Cup goals in 8 appearances with the club. At the end of the 1985 season, Dimopoulos signed to Panathinaikos and later played professional with Athinaikos F.C. and Kalamata F.C. He finished his career playing with PAE Pyrgos at Fourth Division during 1994–95 season. Throughout his career, he made 10 appearances for the Greece national football team.[1]
Nowadays, he is believed to be one of the best strikers in PAOK history.[2]
References
- Greek internationals of the 1980s at RSSSF.com
- Kolokotsios, Lambros (11 September 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΧΡ.ΔΗΜΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Chr. Dimopoulos)] (in Greek). Evrytania News. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2012.