Stelios Giannakopoulos: Biography, Facts and Career

Stylianos (or Stelios) Giannakopoulos (Greek: Στυλιανός (Στέλιος) Γιαννακόπουλος; born 12 July 1974), known mononymously as Stelios due to his long surname, is a Greek football manager and former player. During his playing career, Stelios was a winger or attacking midfielder and a well-known figure in Greek football, especially during his tenure at Bolton Wanderers and at UEFA Euro 2004, where Greece won.

== Club career ==

=== Early career === Giannakopoulos is the second son of Alekos, a former football player who played during the 1960's. He joined Ethnikos Asteras (the semi-professional club of his neighbourhood Kaisariani) when he was seven years old, later moved for one year to Doxa Vyronas, and finally made his first-team debut for Ethnikos Asteras in the autumn of 1991, in a season which ended with the club gaining promotion to the professional Third Division. Next year, in his opening season as a professional, the young striker found himself scoring six goals and impressing the scouters of clubs that participated in higher divisions. In the summer of 1993 he moved to Paniliakos; he stayed there for three years, scoring 26 goals in 84 games and establishing himself as a member...

Quick facts about Stelios Giannakopoulos

• Full name: Stelios Giannakopoulos
• Born: 1974-07-12
• Nationality: Greece
• Known as: Athlete
• Wikidata ID: Q49821

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