Vassilis Stravopodis

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Vassilis Stravopodis
Personal information
Date of birth 1948
Place of birth Patras, Greece
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1965–1968 Olympiakos Patron
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1979 Panachaiki FC 228 (17)
National team
1974 Greece 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Vassilis Stravopodis (Greek: Βασίλης Στραβοπόδης; born 1948), popularly nicknamed The Wizard, is a former Greek footballer (midfielder) born in Patras. One of the most gifted midfielders of his generation, he was a member of the great Panachaiki football team that impressed Greece in the 1970s and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup.[1]

After the end of his professional career, Stravopodis remained in Panachaiki as a valuable member of its organisation. He has been the junior team's coach for several years and has coached the senior team for some months in 2006.

Statistics

Vassilis Stravopodis had 228 First Division appearances with Panachaiki and scored 17 goals.

Appearances for the Greek national football team

  • 1. 15 May 1974 Poland - Greece 2–0 (starter 45') - friendly match
  • 2. 1974 Roumania - Greece 3–1 (substitute 75') - Balkan Cup

References

  • Rsssf, website about football statistics.

Notes


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