Chris Kalantzis
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Christos "Chris" Kalantzis (Greek: Χρήστος "Κρις" Καλαντζής; born 27 July 1967) is an Australian former soccer player who played at the highest level of domestic football in Greece and Australia. He played at international level for Australia.
Playing career
Club career
Born in Sydney to Greek immigrants. His father came from the village of Loukas in Arcadia region of the Peloponnese, Greece and his mother came from the village of Managouli in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece, he began his career with Sydney Olympic, First Grade, at the age of 15. He was then signed by the Greek team Panathinaikos, where he played for five years. Olympiacos, a rival Greek club, then signed him.[1] On his debut against his former team he scored with his famous bicycle kick from outside the box.
He played for Olympiacos another five years before returning to Sydney Olympic to finish his career, playing two years before retiring.
International career
Kalantzis played seven matches in full international matches for Australia.[2]
Post-football career
In February 2011, Olympiacos announced the establishment of its first Olympiacos Academy outside of Greece in Sydney, Australia.[3] The Australian academy is managed by Kalantzis and Kyriakos Tohouroglou, both former Olympiacos players.[3]
Honours
- National Soccer League Cup Winners: 1983, 1985
- Alpha Ethniki: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1996–97
- Greek Cup: 1988, 1989, 1991
- Greek Super Cup: 1988
References
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External links
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Australian men's soccer players
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Australian emigrants to Greece
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Australia men's B international soccer players
- Super League Greece players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- Sydney Olympic FC players
- National Soccer League (Australia) players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Naturalized citizens of Greece
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen