Ieroklis Stoltidis
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| Ieroklis Stoltidis | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ieroklis Stoltidis | |
| Date of birth | February 2, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | , Greece | |
| Nickname | Iero | |
| Position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Olympiacos | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Pontioi Kozanis | ||
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1992-2003 2003-Present |
Iraklis FC Olympiacos CFP |
234 (33) 78 (12) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Ieroklis Stoltidis (born February 2, 1975), also known as "Iero", is a Greek footballer, who typically plays as a defensive midfielder.
Stoltidis started his footballing career with the club Iraklis before moving to Olympiakos in the year 2003. Ieroklis Stoltidis was signed to replace Zé Elias at Olympiacos CFP and adds an extra dimension with his heading ability from set-pieces.
Stoltidis started out at Pontioi Kozanis in the fourth division before signing for Iraklis FC, where he spent eleven years. He made his Alpha Ethniki debut for the Thessaloniki-based club in December 1992 but did not become a regular until 1995/96. The following term he played UEFA Cup football for the first time. Stoltidis stood out in 2002/03 and was named the club's player of the season. In June, after 234 league matches, he left for Olympiacos CFP, signing a two-year contract.
Crucial goals against eventual champions Panathinaikos FC and AEK Athens FC in 2003/04 endeared him to supporters. Stoltidis also relished his first taste of UEFA Champions League football, scoring twice in five appearances.
A regular in Dusan Bajevic's side in 2004/2005, he played 25 league matches and scored twice. He appeared in all 540 minutes of the Champions League campaign and scored the winner at home against eventual champions Liverpool FC. At the same season, he won the Alpha Ethniki as well as the Greek Cup with Olympiakos.
During the 2005/06 season, he started in the first eleven in the Greek El Clasico, Panathinaikos vs Olympiakos, and went on to score in Olympiakos' 0-2 victory. In Norway, Stoltidis is mostly famous for a dangerous tackle on Per Ciljan Skjelbred, which broke the 18-year-old's leg. [1]
Stoltidis was a member of the Greece side defeated in the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final by Spain. In November 1999, he made his debut for the senior national team and he went on to represent Greece at the Athens Olympics in 2004.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Club career
(correct as of 10 August 2006)
| Club | Season | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiakos | 2005-06 | 27 | 5 |
| 2004-05 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2003-04 | 25 | 5 | |
| Total | 78 | 12 | |
| Iraklis F.C. | 2002-03 | 28 | 6 |
| 2001-02 | 25 | 6 | |
| 2000-01 | 13 | 1 | |
| 1999-00 | 32 | 5 | |
| 1998-99 | 30 | 6 | |
| 1997-98 | 27 | 7 | |
| 1996-97 | 28 | 1 | |
| 1995-96 | 27 | 0 | |
| 1994-95 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1993-94 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1992-93 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 234 | 33 | |
| Career Totals | 312 | 45 |
| Olympiacos - Current Squad |
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1 Kafes | 2 Patsatzoglou | 3 Domi | 5 Kapsis | 6 Stoltidis | 7 Castillo | 8 Marić | 9 Okkas | 10 Rivaldo | 11 Đorđević | 14 Żewłakow | 16 Né | 17 Taralidis | 18 Borja | 19 Kostoulas | 21 Georgatos | 22 Bulut | 23 Konstantinou | 28 Mendrinos | 30 Pantos | 32 Anatolakis | 33 Lemmens | 34 Giannou | 36 Fakinos | 40 Babangida | 55 Correa | 71 Nikopolidis | 74 Butina | 77 Pappas | 87 Panagopoulos | Manager: Sollied |
