Giorgos Papakostoulis
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Papakostoulis | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1971[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Larissa, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Acharnaikos (women) (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1988 | Atromitos Agioi Anargyroi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1991 | AEK Athens | 10 | (0) |
| 1991–1994 | Atromitos | ||
| 1994–1996 | Acharnaikos | ||
| 1996–1998 | Aris Petroupolis | ||
| 1999 | Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| 2000–2005 | Aspropyrgos | ||
| 2005–2007 | Kipoupoli | ||
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Greece U19 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Kentavros Vrilissia | ||
| 2011–2013 | AEK Athens U15 | ||
| 2013–2014 | Triglia Rafinas | ||
| 2014–2018 | Olympiacos U15 | ||
| 2018–2020 | A.O.T. Alimos | ||
| 2022–2023 | Saronikos Anavyssos | ||
| 2023 | Acharnaikos | ||
| 2023–2024 | Aris Voulas | ||
| 2024–2025 | Triglia Rafinas | ||
| 2025– | Acharnaikos (women) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giorgos Papakostoulis (Greek: Γιώργος Παπακωστούλης; born 2 October 1971) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as midfielder.
Papakostoulis started playing football at Atromitos Agioi Anargyroi. In the summer of 1988 he was transferred to AEK Athens.[2] There, he did not manage to make many appearances, since while he was playing football he also studied at the School of Physical Education and Sport Science of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and was released in 1991.[3] During his spell at AEK he won the Championship in 1989,[4] the Greek Super Cup in 1989 and the Greek League Cup in 1990.[5]
After he left the yellow-blacks, he joined the second division side, Atromitos,[6] where he played until 1994. His next team was the third division side, Acharnaikos, where he spent 2 seasons. In the summer of 1996 he joined Aris Petroupolis for another 2 seasons, playing in the fourth division. In 1999 he had a brief stint at Ethnikos Piraeus. In 2000 he was transferred to Aspropyrgos, that competed in the amateur championship of Piraeus, where he remained until 2005. Afterwards, he competed in Kipoupoli where he stopped playing football in 2007.[7]
International career
Papakostoulis was a member of the squad of Greece U19 that played in the qualifiers of the 1990 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.[7]