Christos Dimopoulos (Greek: Χρήστος Δημόπουλος, born 6 September 1959) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a forward for PAOK and Panathinaikos F.C. His nickname was "Fonias" (Φονιάς, meaning Killer) of Greek football. Alongside his brothers Thanasis Dimopoulos and Spyros he holds the world record for the highest number of siblings scoring on the same day, on 2 February 1992 in the Greek first division.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 September 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Gastouni, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Panetolikos | 63 | (18) |
| 1980–1985 | PAOK | 112 | (47) |
| 1985–1990 | Panathinaikos | 112 | (40) |
| 1990–1993 | Athinaikos | 60 | (21) |
| 1993–1994 | Kalamata | 18 | (8) |
| Total | 365 | (134) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Greece | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editDimopoulos was born in Gastouni, Greece. He started his professional career in Aias Gastounis.
He played for PAOK from 1980 to 1985, scoring 47 league goals in 112 appearances and 5 UEFA Europa League goals in 8 appearances with the club. With PAOK he won one greek championship.
At the end of the 1985 season, Dimopoulos signed to Panathinaikos and later played professional with Athinaikos F.C. and Kalamata F.C. He finished his career playing with PAE Pyrgos at Fourth Division during 1994–95 season. Throughout his career, he made 10 appearances for the Greece national football team.[2] With Panathaikos he won two greek championships (1985–86, 1989–90), three Greek Cups (1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89) and one super cup.
Nowadays, he is believed to be one of the best strikers in PAOK history.[3]
As a football player won totally seven titles, 3 greek championships, 3 greek cups and one Super Cup.
References
edit- ^ "Greece 1991-92". RSSSF.
- ^ Greek internationals of the 1980s at rsssf.org
- ^ Kolokotsios, Lambros (11 September 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΧΡ.ΔΗΜΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Chr. Dimopoulos)] (in Greek). Evrytania News. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2012.