Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Simon Christopoulos | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 1960 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1981 | South Melbourne | 76 | (18) |
1982–1984 | Canberra City | 41 | (1) |
1983–1984 | →AEK Athens (loan) | 12 | (0) |
1984–1985 | Heidelberg United | 15 | (0) |
1990–1991 | Adelaide City | 9 | (0) |
Total | 237 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1978–1983 | Australia | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Christopoulos (born 11 December 1960) is an Australian former soccer player, who played as a midfielder.
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.
He played ten full international matches for Australia, scoring once. [2] [3]
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