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Nikolaos "Nikos" Anastopoulos (Greek: Νίκος Αναστόπουλος) is a Greek former football player, one of the most prolific strikers in the Greek league during the 1980s and regarded as one of the best strikers in the history of Greek football. With 29 goals he is the all time highest scorer for the Greek national football team. Since retiring as a player he has become a football manager. In 262 games in the Greek championship division for Olympiacos he scored 145 times.
Anastopoulos was born on 22 January 1958. He started his career at Dafni before transferring to Panionios with whom he debuted in the Alpha Ethniki in the 1977–1978 season. Thanks to Anastopoulos, Panionios won the Greek Cup in 1979 upsetting AEK 3–1. His debut in European competition was also impressive as he scored twice against Twente Enschede of Holland and once against IFK Göteborg in the Cup-winners' Cup. His performance brought an immediate transfer offer from Twente as well as other Greek and foreign clubs. Finally, in 1980, he went to Olympiakos Piraeus.
As an Olympiakos player, Anastopoulos, also known as "Moustakias" (the moustachioed one), won top scorer honours in 1982–1983 season (29 goals), 1983–1984 season (18 goals), 1985–1986 season (19 goals) and 1986–1987 season (16 goals). His goal-scoring exploits in 1982–1983 won him the Bronze Boot as third scorer in all Europe.
In 1987, Anastopoulos left Greece to play for Avellino in Italy. Though he performed well in the Italian Cup, he failed to score a single goal in Serie A and returned to Greece the following season.[1]
After coming close to signing with AEK, Anastopoulos chose to return to Panionios. He later played for Olympiakos, Ionikos and closed out his career with Olympiakos (once more) after the 1993–1994 season.
Club Statistics
Team Period League Cup Europe
TOTAL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Average
Position
Panionios 1976–77 32 11 — 32 11
1977–78 27 3 — 27 3
1978–79 28 4 — 28 4
1979–80 30 7 4 3 34 10
1980–81 a' 0 0 — 0 0
1976-1980 117 25 4 3 121 28
Olympiacos 1980–81 b' 20 4 — 20 4
1981–82 33[2] 14[2] 2 1 35 15 0,43
1982–83 31 29 4 1 35 30 0,86 1st (3rd in Europe)
1983–84 30 18 4 3 34 21 0,62 1st
1984–85 28 15 4 2 32 17 0,53 2nd
1985–86 24 19 — 24 19 0,79 1st
1986–87 21 16 4 3 25 19 0,76 1st
1980-1987 187 115 18 10 205 125 0,61
Avellino 1987–88 16 0 — 16 0
Panionios 1988–89 a' 11 5 — 11 5 0,45
Olympiacos 1989–90 22 7 6 2 28 9
1990–91 26 17 4 2 30 19 0,63 3rd
1991–92 24 6 — 24 6
1989-1992 72 30 10 4 82 34 0,41
Ionikos 1992–93 19 7 — 19 7
Olympiacos 1993–94 a' 3 0 1 0 4 0
WHOLE 18-years'CAREER 425 182 33 17 458 199 0,43
CAREER in Panionios 128 30 4 3 132 33 0,25
CAREER in Olympiacos 262 145 29 14 291 159 0,55
National team
In September 21, 1977 was participated for first time in National Football Team of Greece and during his playing career Anastopoulos was capped 75 times[3] scoring 29 goals – more than any other Greek international.He was a member of the Greek squad in the finals of Euro 1980 and scored the only Greek goal of that competition with a brilliant header against Czechoslovakia.
International
National team Year Apps Goals
Greece 1977 1 0
1979 2 0
1980 5 2
1981 6 2
1982 9 4
1983 9 3
1984 10 5
1985 6 2
1986 8 4
1987 8 3
1988 9 4
Total 73 29
Coaching Career
After his playing career was over, Anastopoulos coached a variety of clubs:
Panelefsiniakos (1995–96)
Panetolikos(1997–98)
PAS Giannina (1999, 2004,2006–07)
Panserraikos F.C.
Panachaiki
Kallithea FC
Kerkyra FC (2005)
Aris (2006)
Ionikos (2008)
PAS Giannina (2008)
Kavala FC (2009)
PAS Giannina (June 2010)
OFI Crete (September 2010)
Palmares
As Player
Greece Olympiacos F.C.
Greek Championship: 1980, 1981, 1983,1987
Greek Cup: 1990, 1992
Greek Super Cup: 1992
As Coach
Greece PAS Giannina
Greek Second Division: 2002
Greece Kavala F.C.
Greek Second Division: 2009
Greece OFI Crete
Greek Second Division, third place: 2011
References
Rota, Davide (3 September 1998). "Greek Players in Italy". RSSSF.
include rank match in the 1981-82 period for first place against Panathinaikos F.C. in which he scored one goal
Οι συμμετοχές του Αναστόπουλου στην Εθνική Ελλάδας. epo.gr
External links
Nikos Anastopoulos at National-Football-Teams.com
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