Nikos Tsiantakis
Greek footballer
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Nikos Tsiantakis (Greek: Νίκος Τσιαντάκης, born 20 October 1963) is a Greek former football midfielder.
Full name
Nikolaos Tsiantakis
Date of birth
20 October 1963
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Tsiantakis | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Gorgogyri, Trikala, Greece[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | Atromitos | ||
| 1985–1987 | Panionios | 61 | (6) |
| 1987–1994 | Olympiacos | 186 | (22) |
| 1994–1995 | Aris | 27 | (4) |
| 1995–1997 | Ionikos | 47 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | OFI | 24 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Ethnikos Asteras | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 351 | (36) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1994 | Greece | 47 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Tsiantakis most prominently played for Panionios and Olympiacos. In the summer of 1994 he moved to Aris, playing for various Greek teams before retiring in 1999. While playing, he demonstrated great pace and dribbling skills and possessed an amazing cross-pass skill.
International career
Tsiantakis played at the 1994 World Cup with national team. From 1988 to 1994, he made 47 caps and 2 international goals.
After football
Tsiantakis currently owns a PROPO (Greek betting) shop, in Pefki (Athens suburb).
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | Panionios | 26 | 3 |
| 1986–87 | 26 | 3 | |
| 1987–88 | 9 | 0 | |
| Olympiacos | 17 | 3 | |
| 1988–89 | 30 | 4 | |
| 1989–90 | 30 | 3 | |
| 1990–91 | 29 | 2 | |
| 1991–92 | 30 | 3 | |
| 1992–93 | 29 | 4 | |
| 1993–94 | 30 | 3 | |
| 1994–95 | 1 | 0 | |
| Aris | 19 | 4 | |
| 1995–96 | 8 | 0 | |
| Ionikos | 15 | 0 | |
| 1996–97 | 32 | 3 | |
| 1997–98 | OFI | 19 | 1 |
| 1998–99 | 5 | 0 | |
| Ethnikos Asteras | 6 | 0 |
