Vassilis Stravopodis
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Vassilis Stravopodis (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 seventies and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup.
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.
and scored 17 goals.
Vassilis Stravopodis (born 1948), popularly nicknamed The Wizard, is a former Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
footballer (midfielder) born in Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
. One of the most gifted midfielders of his generation, he was a member of the great Panachaiki
Panachaiki
Panachaiki, known officially as Panachaiki GE , the Pan-Achaean Athletic Union, is a Greek multisport club based in the city of Patras, Greece.- History :...
football team that impressed Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in the seventies and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup.
After the end of his professional career, Stravopodis remained in Panachaiki
Panachaiki
Panachaiki, known officially as Panachaiki GE , the Pan-Achaean Athletic Union, is a Greek multisport club based in the city of Patras, Greece.- History :...
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 PanachaikiPanachaiki
Panachaiki, known officially as Panachaiki GE , the Pan-Achaean Athletic Union, is a Greek multisport club based in the city of Patras, Greece.- History :...
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 CupBalkan CupThe Balkan Cup was an international football tournament played on and off between 1929 and 1980 between countries from the Balkan region. The first tournament was played between Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria over 3 years from 1929 to 1931....