Dimitris Kolovos

Dimitris Kolovos

Personal information
Full name	Dimitrios Kolovos
Date of birth	(1993-04-27) 27 April 1993
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team	Olympiacos
Number	20
Youth career
–2010	PAS Oropos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Panionios	38	(4)
2013–	Olympiacos	5	(0)
2013–2015	→ Panionios (loan)	60	(18)
International career‡
2010–2011	Greece U19	17	(5)
2013	Greece U20	6	(1)
2012–	Greece U21	12	(3)
2014–	Greece	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2015

Dimitrios "Dimitris" Kolovos (Greek: Δημήτρης Κολοβός, born 27 April 1993), is a Greek footballer who plays for Olympiacos in the Superleague Greece as an attacking midfielder or winger.

Career

Panionios

He entered in football by signing in PAS Oropos in the local league of Athens. Playing with PAS Oropos since the beginning of 2009/10 season, he succeeded to win the amateurs' championship in 2009 and promoted in the Delta Ethniki. As his talent became known among the professional teams, needs only a year to sign with Panionios in Greek Super League. At the beginning he was a member of the U-20 team who took the 3rd place in the U-20 Greek Championship of 2012. At the same time he played mostly as a reserve with the first team . At the beginning of 2012/13 season under the coaching of Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos became a full-time member of the team, ensuring the interest of the Italian club Bologna, as well as the interest of the Greek giants AEK and PAOK.

Renowned for its pervasiveness and breaking the dribble . Considered among the most promising new talents of the club .He is seen as one of the most promising players of Panionios and the team reportedly rejected a €250,000 transfer offer from Fiorentina during the January transfer period of 2012. In May 2012, he renewed his contract with the club until 2016. In August 2013 he signed with the Greek champions Olympiacos for a total transfer €750,000, but it is decided to play for one year in his former team Panionios.

On 26 September 2015, he made his debut with Olympiakos in a 5-1 hammering home win over PAS Giannina replacing Sebá on second half. On 2 December 2015, he scored his first goal with Olympiakos in all competitions in a victorious 4-0 away win against Panegialios for Greek Cup. On 7 January 2016, he scored in a glorious 4-1 away win against Chania for the Greek Cup.

International

Kolovos has a plural international career in youth Greece squads. On 9 November 2014 Greece head coach Claudio Ranieri announced the first call up of Kolovos (replaced injured Salpingidis) for the match against Faroe Islands. He made his international debut four days later in a friendly home match against Serbia.

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

• Superleague Greece: 2015-16

Individual

• Superleague Greece Young Player of the Year: 2013–14

External links

• Dimitris Kolovos at Soccerway