Tasos Mitropoulos

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Tasos Mitropoulos
Personal information
Full name Anastasios Mitropoulos
Date of birth August 23, 1957 (1957-08-23) (age 50)
Place of birth    Volos, Greece
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Retired
Number 10
Youth clubs
Aris Petroupoli
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1976-1981
1981-1992
1992-1994
1994-1995
1995
1996
1996-1997
1997-1998
Ethnikos Piraeus
Olympiacos
AEK Athens
Panathinaikos
Apollon Smyrnis
Iraklis
Veria
Olympiacos
Total
112 (25)
240 (51)
56 (6)
1 (0)
13 (1)
8 (1)
29 (6)
0 (0)
459 (90)   
National team
1978-1994 Greece 76 (8)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Tasos (Anastassios) Mitropoulos (Greek: Τάσος Μητρόπουλος) (born August 23, 1957) is a Greek politician and retired football midfielder.

Mitropoulos was born in Volos, and started his football career at local team Aris Petroupoli. In 1976 he joined Ethnikos Piraeus, where he played five seasons. In 1981 he moved on to the largest Piraeus club, Olympiakos, winning three league titles and two Greek cup titles with the team.

Mitropoulos later played two seasons for AEK, winning two league titles with them, and for Olympiacos' fierce rivals Panathinaikos, albeit only one game. He returned to Olympiakos in 1997 for a final season, retiring at almost 41. He was given the nickname "Rambo" by Olympiacos fans.

Mitropoulos was also a prominent national team player between 1978 and 1994, playing 76 matches and scoring 8 goals. He played at the 1994 World Cup.

After retiring, Mitropoulos became a politician serving in the Piraeus city council. He ran for Parliament in 2004 for the New Democracy party.

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Olympiacos

AEK Athens

Panathinaikos

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