Stefanos Kotsolis

Stefanos Kotsolis
Personal information
Date of birth5 June 1979
Place of birthAthens, Greece
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Panathinaikos
Number1
Youth career
1997–1998Panathinaikos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1998–2005Panathinaikos8(0)
2005–2009Larissa100(0)
2009–2010Omonia15(0)
2010–Panathinaikos14(0)
National team‡
2005–Greece5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:17, 22 December 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:17, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Stefanos Kotsolis (Greek: Στέφανος Κοτσόλης; born 5 June 1979) is a Greek football goalkeeper who plays for Panathinaikos in the Greek Superleague.

Club career

Panathinaikos

Born in Athens, Kotsolis joined Panathinaikos as an 18-year-old youth player in 1997 and made sporadic appearances over his first five seasons at Panathinaikos. The imposing form of first-choice keeper Antonios Nikopolidis kept Kotsolis at bay for most of that time. Kotsolis, then the great hope of Greek goalkeeping, has waited patiently for an opportunity to break into the Panathinaikos first team, but Nikopolidis was always too good to be a second-choice. He made his professional debut for Panathinaikos on 13 April 1999, in a Greek Cup game against Athinaikos.[1]

Larissa

In 2005 he was transferred to Larissa where he made a total of 121 appearances, playing there until June 2009.[2] He won the Greek Cup in the season 2006/2007, beating his former club Panathinaikos for 1-2 in the Panthessaliko Stadium in [Volos|[3]].

AC Omonia

He was then transferred to Cypriot club Omonia, from where he was released in summer 2010.[1] Here he won Cypriot First Division and the LTV Super Cup.

Panathinaikos

On 8 February 2011 he returned to Panathinaikos F.C. after five and a half years of absence from the team.[1] On 23 July 2013, he renewed his contract for 2 more years. The 26 of April 2014 won his third Greek Cup with Panathinaikos playing the final against PAOK FC.

International career

He is a former Greece under-21 international and team captain at the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[4] He is also a senior international with Greece, making 5 appearances since 2005.[5]

Career statistics

As of 8 February 2015

Club Season League Cup Europe* Other** Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Panathinaikos 1998-99 1010000020
1999–00 1000000010
2000-01 1040000050
2001-02 1020000030
2002-03 2050000070
2003-04 2000000020
2004-05 0020000020
Total 801400000220
Larissa 2005-06 270700000340
2006-07 250500000300
2007-08 170305000250
2008-09 310100000320
Total 100016050001210
AC Omonia 2009–10 150104000200
Total 150104000200
Panathinaikos 2010-11 1010001030
2011-12 3000100040
2012-13 0010000010
2013-14 60900010160
2014-15 40307000140
Total 1401408020380
Career total 1370450170202010

(* Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League) (** Includes SuperLeague Playoffs )

Honours

Panathinaikos
Larissa
Omonia

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Επέστρεψε στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Κοτσόλης (Kotsolis returns to Panathinaikos)" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 8 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Για ακόμα δύο χρόνια στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Κοτσόλης (Kotsolis to Panathinaikos for two more years)" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 4 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Volos
  4. ↑ Seretis, I. (12 May 2002). "ΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΣ ΚΟΤΣΟΛΗΣ (Stefanos Kotsolis)". To Vima (in Greek).
  5. ↑ Stefanos Kotsolis at National-Football-Teams.com

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