Nikos Anastopoulos

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Nikos Anastopoulos
Anastopoulos in 1987
Personal information
Full name Nikolaos Anastopoulos
Date of birth (1958-01-22) 22 January 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Dafni, Athens, Greece
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Striker
Youth career
Dafni
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1980 Panionios 117 (25)
1980–1987 Olympiacos 187 (115)
1987–1988
Avellino
 16 (0)
1988–1989 Panionios 11 (5)
1989–1992 Olympiacos 72 (30)
1992–1993 Ionikos 19 (7)
1993–1994 Olympiacos 3 (0)
Total 425 (182)
International career
1977–1988 Greece 74 (29)
Managerial career
1993–1994 Olympiacos (assistant)
1995–1996 Panelefsiniakos
1997–1998 Panetolikos
1998–1999 PAS Giannina
1999 Panelefsiniakos
1999–2000 Panserraikos
2001 PAS Giannina
2002 Panachaiki
2002
Kallithea
2002–2003 PAS Giannina
2003–2005
Kerkyra
2005–2006 Aris
2006–2007 PAS Giannina
2008 Ethnikos Asteras
2008 Ionikos
2008–2009 Kavala
2010–2012 OFI Crete
2012–2013 Atromitos
2013–2014 Platanias
2014 Panionios
2015 OFI Crete
2015–2017 Aris
2019
Kerkyra
2020–2022 Kalamata
2022–2023 Kalamata
2024– Kalamata
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikos Anastopoulos (Greek: Νίκος Αναστόπουλος; born 22 January 1958) is a Greek former footballer and manager, who is currently the manager of Super League 2 club Kalamata. He was one the most prolific strikers in the Greek league during the 1980s and is widely regarded as one of the best players in the history of Greek football.

Α striker, Anastopoulos began his career at Panionios in 1976, where he quickly became a high profile player, winning the Greek Football Cup in 1979. After impressive performances in the following season's Cup Winners' Cup campaign, he was reached out by a number of european clubs, eventually signing with Olympiacos. He quickly became a fan favourite with Olympiacos fans and, despite a slow start, became a prolific goal scorer for the club and won the Bronze Boot as the third scorer in Europe in the 1982–83 season. He became central to the club's success in the 1980's, winning four league championships before departing for Serie A side Avellino in 1987. An ambitious signing, his tenure at the Italian club was ultimately unsuccessful, with him returning to Panionios in 1988. After a moderately successful year with Panionios, he returned to Olympiacos in 1989. With the club in dire financial situation, he became a vital part of the club, despite falling out with manager Oleg Blokhin, winning two Greek Football Cups before leaving for Ionikos in 1992. After a successful season with the Athenian side, Anastopoulos returned to Olympiacos, retiring from professional football in 1993 to become assistant manager of returning manager Nikos Alefantos.

A Greek international, Anastopoulos earned his first cap with the Greece national football team in 1977, amassing a record (at the time) of 74 caps until 1988. With 29 goals, he is the all-time top scorer for the Greek national team. He also scored Greece's first goal at a major international tournament, scoring against Czechoslovakia at the 1980 European Championship.

His style of play was highly regarded and commonly noted for his acrobatic goals and headers, positioning, and sense of goal. He is considered one of the greatest players in Olympiacos history,[1] where he scored 159 goals in 291 official games for the club.

Since retiring as a player he has become a football manager, achieving notable success at PAS Giannina, Panachaiki, Aris, OFI Crete and Kalamata, becoming a fan favourite in these clubs. He became known for his outspoken attitude, tactical flexibility, and success under pressure, having achieved promotions with Aris and avoiding relegation on numerous occassions.

Club career

Anastopoulos was born on 22 January 1958. He started his career at Dafni before transferring to

Greek Cup in 1979 upsetting AEK Athens 3–1. His debut in European competition was also impressive as he scored twice against FC Twente and once against IFK Göteborg in the Cup-winners' Cup. His performance brought an immediate transfer offer from Twente as well as other Greek and foreign clubs. Finally, in 1980, he went to Olympiacos
.

As an Olympiacos player, Anastopoulos, also known as "Moustakias" (the moustachioed one), won top scorer honours in 1982–83 season (29 goals), 1983–84 season (18 goals), 1985–86 season (19 goals) and 1986–87 season (16 goals). His goal-scoring exploits in 1982–83 won him the Bronze Boot as third scorer across Europe.

Ahead of the

Italian Cup, he failed to score a single goal in Serie A and returned to Greece the following season.[2]

After coming close to signing with AEK Athens, Anastopoulos chose to return to Panionios. He later played for Olympiacos,

1993–94 season
.

International career

On 21 September 1977, Anastopoulos made his debut for the

Euro 1980 and scored the only Greek goal of that competition with a header against Czechoslovakia
.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Panionios 1976–77 32 11 ? ? – 32+ 11+
1977–78 27 3 ? ? – 27+ 3+
1978–79 28 4 ? ? – 28+ 4+
1979–80 30 7 ? ? 4 3 34+ 10+
Total 117 25 ? ? 4 3 121+ 28+
Olympiacos 1980–81 20 4 ? ? – 20+ 4+
1981–82 33[a] 14 ? ? 2 1 35+ 15+
1982–83 31 29 ? ? 4 1 35+ 30+
1983–84 30 18 ? ? 4 3 34+ 21+
1984–85 28 15 ? ? 4 2 32+ 17+
1985–86 24 19 ? ? – 24+ 19+
1986–87 21 16 ? ? 4 3 25+ 19+
Total 187 115 ? ? 18 10 205+ 125+
Avellino
 1987–88 16 0 ? ? – 16+ 0+
Panionios 1988–89 11 5 ? ? – 11+ 5+
Olympiacos 1989–90 22 7 ? ? 6 2 28+ 9+
1990–91 26 17 ? ? 4 2 30+ 19+
1991–92 24 6 ? ? – 24+ 6+
Total 72 30 ? ? 10 4 82+ 34+
Ionikos 1992–93 19 7 ? ? – 19+ 7+
Olympiacos 1993–94 3 0 ? ? 1 0 4+ 0+
Career total 425 182 ? ? 33 17 458+ 199+
  1. ^ Includes a Championship play-off match against Panathinaikos in which he scored one goal

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Greece 1977 1 0
1979 2 0
1980 5 2
1981 6 2
1982 9 4
1983 9 3
1984 10 5
1985 6 2
1986 8 4
1987 8 3
1988 9 4
Total 73 29

International goals

Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anastopoulos goal.[4]
List of international goals scored by Nikos Anastopoulos
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 January 1980 GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus  Cyprus 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 14 June 1980 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy  Czechoslovakia 1–1 1–3 UEFA Euro 1980
3 23 September 1981 Charliaou Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece  Sweden 1–0 2–1 Friendly
4 14 October 1981 Charliaou Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece  Denmark 1–2 2–3 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 20 January 1982 Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens, Greece  Portugal 1–0 1–2 Friendly
6 9 October 1982 Stade Municipal, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
7 2–0
8 1 December 1982 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece   Switzerland 1–1 1–3 Friendly
9 15 May 1983 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
10 3 December 1983 Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece  Hungary 1–0 2–2 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
11 2–2
12 15 February 1984 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  East Germany 1–0 1–3 Friendly
13 11 April 1984 Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece  Cyprus 1–0 1–1 Friendly
14 1 September 1984 Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus  Cyprus 2–0 2–0 Friendly
15 5 December 1984 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Romania 1–0 2–1 Friendly
16 2–1
17 9 January 1985 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel  Israel 1–0 2–0 Friendly
18 19 May 1985 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Poland 1–1 1–4 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 26 March 1986 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  East Germany 1–0 2–0 Friendly
20 15 October 1986
Poznan
, Poland 		 Poland 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
21 12 November 1986 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Hungary 2–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
22 3 December 1986 Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Cyprus 4–2 4–2 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
23 14 January 1987 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Cyprus 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
24 3–1
25 7 October 1987 Steaua Stadium, Bucharest, Romania  Romania 1–0 2–2 Friendly
26 21 May 1988 Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada  Canada 2–0 3–0 1988 Matthews Cup
27 3–0
28 23 May 1988 Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada  Chile 1–0 1–0 1988 Matthews Cup
29 21 September 1988 BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 1–1 1–3 Friendly

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record[5]
Played W D L Win %
Panelefsiniakos July 1995 June 1996 39 12 15 12 030.77
Panetolikos February 1997 February 1998 — − − − —
PAS Giannina November 1998 May 1999 19 11 5 3 057.89
Panelefsiniakos August 1999 October 1999 4 2 0 2 050.00
Panserraikos November 1999 March 2000 — − − − —
Panetolikos August 2000 January 2001 24 9 7 8 037.50
PAS Giannina January 2001 June 2001 18 7 5 6 038.89
Panachaiki February 2002 June 2002 12 2 5 5 016.67
Kallithea
 September 2002 November 2002 7 3 1 3 042.86
PAS Giannina November 2002 June 2003 26 5 7 14 019.23
Kerkyra September 2003 January 2005 48 27 9 12 056.25
Aris October 2005 June 2006 28 14 11 3 050.00
PAS Giannina August 2006 January 2007 19 9 6 4 047.37
Ionikos May 2008 June 2008 5 2 1 2 040.00
Kavala December 2008 January 2009 4 2 1 1 050.00
PAS Giannina January 2010 June 2010 16 5 2 9 031.25
OFI Crete September 2010 December 2012 88 40 20 28 045.45
Atromitos December 2012 April 2013 13 4 5 4 030.77
Platanias November 2013 February 2014 14 4 2 8 028.57
Panionios February 2014 May 2014 9 3 3 3 033.33
OFI Crete January 2015 March 2015 16 4 1 11 025.00
Aris September 2015 February 2017 55 39 11 5 070.91
Kerkyra February 2019 April 2019 10 2 3 5 020.00
Kalamata January 2020 February 2022 40 21 8 11 052.50
Kalamata September 2022 January 2023 15 7 3 5 046.67
Kalamata March 2024 Present 2 0 1 1 000.00
Total 532 235 132 165 044.17

Honours

As player

Olympiacos

  • Greek Championship
    : 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987
  • Greek Cup
    : 1990, 1992
  • Greek Super Cup: 1992

Panionios

  • Greek Cup
    : 1979

As coach

PAS Giannina

  • Greek Second Division
    : 2002

Kavala

  • Greek Second Division
    : 2009

Aris

Kalamata

  • Third Division
    : 2020–21 (South Group)

OFI Crete

  • Greek Second Division
    , third place: 2011

References

  1. ^ The Legend's "Golden Eleven"! Olympiacos Official Website, 8/6/2015
  2. ^ Rota, Davide (3 September 1998). "Greek Players in Italy". RSSSF.
  3. ^ Οι συμμετοχές του Αναστόπουλου στην Εθνική Ελλάδας. epo.gr
  4. ^ "Greece - International Matches 1981–1990". RSSSF.
  5. ^ "Nikos Anastopoulos". SofaScore.

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