Georgios Alexopoulos

Giorgios Alexopoulos

Personal information
Full name	Georgios Alexopoulos
Date of birth	(1977-02-07) 7 February 1977
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height
Position(s)	Centre Back
Youth career
1994–1996	Panathinaikos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2000	Panathinaikos	45	(3)
2001	Iraklis	16	(1)
2002–2005	Egaleo	87	(3)
2005–2010	AEK Athens	56	(3)
2010–2011	Ergotelis	10	(0)
International career‡
-1998	Greece U21	33	(0)
2005–2006	Greece	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2006

Georgios Alexopoulos (Greek: Γιώργος Αλεξόπουλος; born 7 February 1977 in Athens) is a Greek former international football player.

Club career

Alexopoulos began his career in the academy of Panathinaikos FC and wore the green jersey for 7 years. He was then transferred to Iraklis F.C. and after a year to Egaleo F.C., where he become a leading figure. In the summer of 2005 AEK Athens signed him. Giorgos made 30 appearances in Greek League and also scored 3 goals until he was seriously injured. His ability on the field is uncanny. His nickname is "The Lumberjack". On 16 April 2008 he returned to full training and is expected to be 100% ready for the next season. In the 2008/09 season Alexopoulos returned and made 12 appearances serving as backup to Daniel Majstorovic and Sotirios Kyrgiakos. Alexopoulos joined Ergotelis in the summer of 2010 as a free agent.

References

• Guardian Football
• Georgios Alexopoulos at National-Football-Teams.com

Honours

AEK Athens F.C.

• Greek Cup: Runners up 2008–09