Nikos Vamvakoulas
Greek footballer
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Nikos Vamvakoulas (Greek: Νίκος Βαμβακούλας; born 31 January 1957) is a Greek retired football defender.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nikolaos Vamvakoulas | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Lavrio, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1977 | Olympiacos Lavrio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1985 | Olympiacos | 197 | (18) |
| 1985–1989 | Panathinaikos | 74 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | Ionikos | 25 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | OFI | 19 | (0) |
| 1992 | PAS Giannina | ||
| 1992–1993 | Ionikos | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1987 | Greece | 30 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996 | Korinthos | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Lavrio, Vamvakoulas started playing football at the local for Olympiacos Lavrio. In 1978 he was signed by Olympiacos, where he played until 1985, winning 3 championships, 1 cup and the Greek Super Cup in 1980. Then he moved to the rival club Panathinaikos, where he spent 4 seasons, adding to his titles another championship in 1986, 3 cups and the 1988 Greek Super Cup. Afterwards, he played at Ionikos for a season before moving to OFI for half a season. In 1992 he moved to PAS Giannina and later returned to Ionikos to finish his career in 1993.[1]
International career
Vamvakoulas made 30 appearances for the Greece national football team from 1981 to 1987.[2]
Personal life
Vamvakoulas has written the hymn of Olympiacos.[1]
Honours
Club
Olympiacos
- Alpha Ethniki: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83
- Greek Cup: 1980–81
- Greek Super Cup: 1980
Panathinaikos
- Alpha Ethniki: 1985–86
- Greek Cup: 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89
- Greek Super Cup: 1988