Christos Dimopoulos

Christos Dimopoulos (Greek: Χρήστος Δημόπουλος, born 6 September 1959) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a forward for PAOK and Panathinaikos F.C. His nickname was "Fonias" (Φονιάς, meaning Killer) of Greek football. Alongside his brothers Thanasis Dimopoulos and Spyros he holds the world record for the highest number of siblings scoring on the same day, on 2 February 1992 in the Greek first division.[1]

Christos Dimopoulos
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-09-06) 6 September 1959
Place of birth Gastouni, Greece
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 Panetolikos 63 (18)
1980–1985 PAOK 112 (47)
1985–1990 Panathinaikos 112 (40)
1990–1993 Athinaikos 60 (21)
1993–1994 Kalamata 18 (8)
Total 365 (134)
International career
1982–1985 Greece 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Dimopoulos was born in Gastouni, Greece. He started his professional career in Aias Gastounis. He played for PAOK from 1980 to 1985, scoring 47 league goals in 112 appearances and 5 UEFA Europa League goals in 8 appearances with the club. At the end of the 1985 season, Dimopoulos signed to Panathinaikos and later played professional with Athinaikos F.C. and Kalamata F.C. He finished his career playing with PAE Pyrgos at Fourth Division during 1994–95 season. Throughout his career, he made 10 appearances for the Greece national football team.[2]

Nowadays, he is believed to be one of the best strikers in PAOK history.[3]

References
  1. "Greece 1991-92". RSSSF.
  2. Greek internationals of the 1980s at rsssf.org
  3. Kolokotsios, Lambros (11 September 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΧΡ.ΔΗΜΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Chr. Dimopoulos)] (in Greek). Evrytania News. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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