George Christopoulos

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George Christopoulos
Personal information
Full name George Simon Christopoulos
Date of birth (1960-12-11) 11 December 1960 (age 62)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1981 South Melbourne 76 (18)
1982–1984 Canberra City 41 (1)
1984 AEK Athens 12 (0)
1984–1985 Heidelberg United 15 (0)
1990–1991 Adelaide City 9 (0)
Total237(0)
International career
1978–1983 Australia 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Christopoulos (born 11 December 1960) is an Australian former soccer player, who played as a midfielder.

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Playing career

Club career

Christopoulos played for South Melbourne, Canberra City, Heidelberg and Adelaide City in the Australian National Soccer League. [1] In 1984 he played one season in Greece with AEK Athens.

International career

He played ten full international matches for Australia, scoring once. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Aussie Footballers - George Christopoulos". OzFootball. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
  3. "2009 Football Hall of Fame". MyFootball. Football Australia. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2021.