Charis Kopitsis
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charilaos Kopitsis | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| Anagennisi Karditsa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Orfeas Aigaleo | ||
| 1986–1987 | Egaleo | 27 | (3) |
| 1987–1992 | Panionios | 83 | (2) |
| 1992–2001 | AEK Athens | 178 | (10) |
| 2001–2002 | Egaleo | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | Panionios | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Panelefsiniakos | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2005 | AEK Athens U17 | ||
| 2008–2014 | AEK Athens U17 | ||
| 2016–2019 | AGS Nea Peramos | ||
| 2019 | Akratitos | ||
| 2020 | Akratitos | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charis Kopitsis (Greek: Χάρης Κοπιτσής; born 5 March 1969) is a former Greek professional footballer and manager. He is the Director of Football at Egaleo.
Kopitsis started his career in 1984 at Orfeas Aigaleo and in the summer of 1986 he was moved to Egaleo. He played there for a season and a half, competing in the second and third division.
In December 1987 he was transferred to Panionios, where he gradually earned a starting position the following season, when the team reached the final of the Greek Cup in 1989.[1] However, he did not play in the final. On 1 December 1992 Kopitsis was transferred to AEK Athens.[2]
He played mainly as a right back, but also as a right midfielder. In his many years of career in AEK, he was a key player and a substitute player at other times, but he always had an active participation in the team. He had remarkable performance in April 1993 at the crucial home derby against Panathinaikos, where he unleashed a firebolt and made the final 3–1 for AEK, he even saw a red card because he took off his shirt in celebration.[3] In January 1994 he also had a great performance against the same opponent scoring the first of the 2 goals, with a power shot, that led AEK to win the match and eventually the title.[4] Kopitsis won two Championships, three Cups and a Super Cup with AEK. He was released from the club in the summer of 2001.[5]
On 10 August 2001 Kopitsis returned to Egaleo,[6] where he spend a season. Afterwards he returned to Panionios, as well. However, he did not manage to find a starting position. Thus, he moved to Panelefsiniakos in the fourth division, where he ended his career at the end of the season.[7]