Nikos Anastopoulos

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Nikos Anastopoulos (Template:Langx; born 22 January 1958) is a Greek former footballer and manager. 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.

Anastopoulos began his career at Panionios in 1976, where he quickly became a high-profile player, winning the 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 1980s, 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.

Anastopoulos earned his first cap with Greece 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 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 occasions.

Club career

Anastopoulos was born on 22 January 1958. He started his career at Dafni before transferring to Panionios with whom he debuted in the Alpha Ethniki in the 1977–78 season. Thanks to Anastopoulos, Panionios won the 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 1987–88 season, Anastopoulos left Greece to play for Avellino in Italy. Though he performed well in 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, Ionikos and closed out his career with Olympiacos (once more) after the 1993–94 season.

International career

On 21 September 1977, Anastopoulos made his debut for Greece and during his playing career he was capped 75 times[3] scoring 29 goals – more than any other Greek international. He was a member of the Greek squad in the finals of 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 33Template:Efn 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+

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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 Template:Dts GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 Template:Dts Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 1–1 1–3 UEFA Euro 1980
3 Template:Dts Charliaou Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1–0 2–1 Friendly
4 Template:Dts Charliaou Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1–2 2–3 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 Template:Dts Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens, Greece File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 1–0 1–2 Friendly
6 Template:Dts Stade Municipal, Luxembourg File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
7 2–0
8 Template:Dts Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1–1 1–3 Friendly
9 Template:Dts Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 1–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
10 Template:Dts Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 1–0 2–2 UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying
11 2–2
12 Template:Dts Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 1–0 1–3 Friendly
13 Template:Dts Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 1–0 1–1 Friendly
14 Template:Dts Tsirio Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 2–0 2–0 Friendly
15 Template:Dts Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 1–0 2–1 Friendly
16 2–1
17 Template:Dts Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 1–0 2–0 Friendly
18 Template:Dts Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1–1 1–4 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 Template:Dts Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 1–0 2–0 Friendly
20 Template:Dts Lech Stadium, Poznań, Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
21 Template:Dts Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 2–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
22 Template:Dts Makario Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 4–2 4–2 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
23 Template:Dts Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 1–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
24 3–1
25 Template:Dts Steaua Stadium, Bucharest, Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 1–0 2–2 Friendly
26 Template:Dts Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2–0 3–0 1988 Matthews Cup
27 3–0
28 Template:Dts Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 1–0 1–0 1988 Matthews Cup
29 Template:Dts BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 1–1 1–3 Friendly

Managerial statistics

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Team From To Record[5]
Played W D L Win %
Panelefsiniakos July 1995 June 1996

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Panetolikos February 1997 February 1998

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PAS Giannina November 1998 May 1999

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Panelefsiniakos August 1999 October 1999

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Panserraikos November 1999 March 2000

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Panetolikos August 2000 January 2001

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PAS Giannina January 2001 June 2001

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Panachaiki February 2002 June 2002

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Kallithea September 2002 November 2002

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PAS Giannina November 2002 June 2003

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Kerkyra September 2003 January 2005

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Aris October 2005 June 2006

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PAS Giannina August 2006 January 2007

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Ionikos May 2008 June 2008

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Kavala December 2008 January 2009

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PAS Giannina January 2010 June 2010

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OFI September 2010 December 2012

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Atromitos December 2012 April 2013

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Platanias November 2013 February 2014

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Panionios February 2014 May 2014

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OFI Crete January 2015 March 2015

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Aris September 2015 February 2017

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Kerkyra February 2019 April 2019

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Kalamata January 2020 February 2022

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Kalamata September 2022 January 2023

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Kalamata March 2024 October 2024

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Total

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Honours

As player

Olympiacos

Panionios

As coach

PAS Giannina

Aris

Kalamata

OFI Crete

References

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  1. ↑ The Legend's "Golden Eleven"! Olympiacos Official Website, 8/6/2015
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  3. ↑ Οι συμμετοχές του Αναστόπουλου στην Εθνική Ελλάδας. epo.gr
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