Georgios Alexopoulos
Georgios Alexopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Αλεξόπουλος; born 7 February 1977) is a Greek former international football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Alexopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Panathinaikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Panathinaikos | 45 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Iraklis | 16 | (1) |
| 2001–2005 | Egaleo | 90 | (3) |
| 2005–2010 | AEK Athens | 48 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Ergotelis | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 209 | (10) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| –1998 | Greece U21 | 33 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Greece | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2006 | |||
Club career
Alexopoulos began his career in the academy of Panathinaikos FC and wore the green jersey for 7 years. He was then transferred to Iraklis F.C. and after a year to Egaleo F.C., where he became a leading figure. In the summer of 2005 AEK Athens signed him. Giorgos made 30 appearances in Greek League and also scored 3 goals until he was seriously injured. On 16 April 2008 he returned to full training and is expected to be 100% ready for the next season. In the 2008/09 season Alexopoulos returned and made 12 appearances serving as backup to Daniel Majstorovic and Sotirios Kyrgiakos. Alexopoulos joined Ergotelis in the summer of 2010 as a free agent, and finished his career a year later.
References
- Guardian Football at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-09-22)
- Georgios Alexopoulos at National-Football-Teams.com