Tasos Mitropoulos

Tasos Mitropoulos

File:Tasos Mitropoulos (1987).jpg
Personal information
Full name	Anastassios Mitropoulos
Date of birth	(1957-08-23) 23 August 1957
Place of birth	Volos, Greece
Height
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, Striker
Youth career
	Aris Petroupolis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1981	Ethnikos Piraeus	112	(25)
1981–1992	Olympiacos	270	(55)
1992–1994	AEK Athens	60	(6)
1994	Panathinaikos	1	(0)
1994-1995	Apollon Smyrnis	13	(1)
1995	Iraklis	8	(1)
1996–1997	Veria	29	(6)
1997	Olympiacos	0	(0)
	Total	493	(94)
International career
1978–1994	Greece	77	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anastassios "Tasos" Mitropoulos (Greek: Τάσος Μητρόπουλος) (born 23 August 1957) is a Greek politician and retired football midfielder.

Mitropoulos was born in Volos, and started his football career at local team Aris Petroupoli. In 1976 he joined Ethnikos Piraeus, where he played five seasons. In 1981 he moved on to the largest Piraeus club, Olympiakos, winning three league titles and two Greek cup titles with the team.

Mitropoulos later played two seasons for AEK, winning two league titles with them, and for Olympiacos' fierce rivals Panathinaikos, albeit only one game. He returned to Olympiakos in 1997 for a final season, retiring at almost 41. He was given the nickname "Rambo" by Olympiacos fans.

Mitropoulos was also a prominent national team player between 1978 and 1994, playing 76 matches and scoring 8 goals. He played at the 1994 World Cup.

After retiring in 1998, Mitropoulos became an assistant coach to Dusan Bajevic, Alberto Bigon, Yannis Matzourakis and Takis Lemonis in Olympiacos. As an assistant coach, he celebrated four consecutive Greek Championships in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

After retiring, Mitropoulos became a politician serving in the Piraeus city council. He ran for Parliament in 2004 for the New Democracy party.

Honours

Olympiacos

• Greek Championship: 1982, 1983, 1987, 1998
• Greek Cup: 1990, 1992

AEK Athens

• Greek Championship: 1993, 1994

Panathinaikos

• Greek Championship: 1995
• Greek Cup: 1995
• Greek Super Cup: 1994

External links

• Tasos Mitropoulos at National-Football-Teams.com
• Phantis Wiki entry