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Panagiotis Sofianopoulos

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Panagiotis Sofianopoulos
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-07-07) 7 July 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Serres, Greece
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986-1987 Panserraikos 8 (2)
1988-1995 Olympiacos 90 (24)
1996 PAOK 0 (0)
International career
1991-1992 Greece 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Panagiotis Sofianopoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Σοφιανόπουλος; born 7 July 1968) is a retired Greek football striker.[1][2]

Club career

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Sofianopoulos started his professional career from Panserraikos at the age of 17. In 1988 he transferred to Olympiacos, and he scored 24 goals after 90 caps. His career declined after a serious knee injury and a medical mistake. In 1996 Sofianopoulos signed with PAOK and played only in friendly games during the summer training. He decided to terminate his contract because he didn't recover from his injury. Then, he retired from professional soccer and played amateurly in Ajaccio.[3]

International career

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Sofianopoulos won the gold medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games. He was the first scorer of the tournament with seven goals. Also, he has two caps with the Greece. He scored his only international goal in 1-0 victory against Iceland, for the 1994 World Cup qualification.

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