Michalis Vlachos
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michail Vlachos | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1991 | Apollon Athens | 122 | (11) |
| 1991–1993 | Olympiacos | 47 | (2) |
| 1993–1998 | AEK Athens | 101 | (4) |
| 1998–2000 | Portsmouth | 56 | (1) |
| 2000 | Walsall | 12 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Ionikos | 36 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Apollon Athens | 21 | (1) |
| Total | 395 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1997 | Greece | 10 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Apollon Eretrias | ||
| 2008– | Peramaikos | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michalis Vlachos (Greek: Μιχάλης Βλάχος; born 20 September 1967) is a Greek football manager and a former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Vlachos began his career with Apollon Smyrnis, where he was called up for a debut with Greece in 1989. He competed as a centre-back, but he could just easily play as a defensive midfielder.
In 1991 he moved to Olympiacos, where he played for two seasons, winning a Greek Cup and a Greek Super Cup in 1992.[1]
In the summer of 1993 he signed for AEK Athens.[2] In his first season at the yellow-blacks he won the Championship.[3] In the following season, Vlachos had the opportunity to participate in the first ever group stag of the UEFA Champions League, scoring in a 1–3 defeat to Casino Salzburg.[4] He established himself in the squad and after few seasons he also became one of the team's captains.[5] On 29 January 1998 he was released from AEK Athens.[6]
Afterwards, Vlachos joined English First Division club Portsmouth, for whom he made over 50 league appearances as a midfielder and sweeper in two years. He joined Walsall in February 2000, making 12 appearances for the club prior to relegation in May of the same year.[7]
Vlachos returned to Greece in the summer of 2000, joining Ionikos. He finished his career with his first club Apollon, retiring in 2003.[7]
