Polyvios Chatzopoulos
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Polyvios Chatzopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Tripoli, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1980 | Panarkadikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1985 | Panionios | 132 | (7) |
| 1985–1988 | AEK Athens | 59 | (2) |
| 1988–1989 | Diagoras | 15 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Xanthi | 11 | (1) |
| 1991–1994 | Panarkadikos | ||
| 1994–1995 | Sparta | ||
| International career | |||
| Greece U21 | |||
| 1983 | Greece Mediterranean | 3 | (1) |
| 1984 | Greece | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Polyvios "Paul" Chatzopoulos (Greek: Πολύβιος "Πολ" Χατζόπουλος; born 17 July 1961) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a center back.[1][2]
Chatzopoulos started football at the age of 15 playing for Panarkadikos. In 1980 he was transferred to Panionios, where he played for 5 years having a good presence. He initially started his career as a striker, but later established himself mainly as a center back, occasionally playing as a defensive midfielder.
On 21 June 1985 Chatzopoulos was transferred to AEK Athens for a fee of 10.4 million drachmas.[3] He played as a sweeper, with Stelios Manolas as a stopper and distinguished himself mainly for his composure in his game and his quite good technique for a defensive footballer. In December 1988, he was not part of the plans of the new manager, Dušan Bajević and made 3 league appearances in the first half of that season.
On 5 December Chatzopoulos was transferred to Diagoras for a fee of 4 million drachmas.[4] He played until the end of the season and then he moved to Xanthi, where he played for tow seasons. He continued in smaller divisions, returning to Panarkadikos for two years. Chatzopoulos ended his career in 1995 playing for Sparta.[5]
International career
Chatzopoulos was a played Greece U21 of the early 80s. In 1983 he competed with the national team in the Mediterranean Games. He participated in three matches and scored in the victory against Libya, in the 81st minute. Also, in 1983 he competed in the Olympic team.
He played Greece. His first participation was on 11 April 1984 in a home friendly 1–1 draw against Cyprus. His second and final appearance was on 17 October 1984 in a world cup away match against Poland.[6]
