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Career & Clubs
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 1977–78 season. Thanks to Anastopoulos, Panionios won the Greek Cup in 1979 upsetting AEK Athens 3–1. His debut in European competition was also impressive as he scored twice against FC Twente 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 Olympiacos. As an Olympiacos player, Anastopoulos, also known as "Moustakias" (the moustachioed one), won top scorer honours in 1982–83 season (29 goals), 1983–84 season (18 goals), 1985–86 season (19 goals) and 1986–87 season (16 goals). His goal-scoring exploits in 1982–83 won him the Bronze Boot as third scorer across Europe. Ahead of the 1987–88 season, 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. After coming close to signing with AEK Athens, Anastopoulos chose to return to Panionios. He later played for Olympiacos, Ionikos and closed out his career with Olympiacos (once more) after the 1993–94 season.
On 21 September 1977, Anastopoulos made his debut for Greece and during his playing career he was capped 75 times 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 header against Czechoslovakia.
Club
International
International goals
Scores and results list Greece's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anastopoulos goal.
- Club
- Olympiacos F.C. (1980–1987)
- Club
- U.S. Avellino 1912 (1987–1988)
- Club
- Ionikos Nikaia F.C. (1992–1993)
- Club
- Panionios F.C. (1977–1980)
- Club
- Greece men's national football team (1977–1988)
- Club
- Panionios F.C. (1988–1989)
- Club
- Olympiacos F.C. (1989–1992)
- Club
- Olympiacos F.C. (1993–1994)
- National team
- Greece
Legacy
Player
Olympiacos
Alpha Ethniki: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87 Greek Cup: 1989–90, 1991–92 Greek Super Cup: 1992 Panionios
Greek Cup: 1978–79
Manager
PAS Giannina
Beta Ethniki: 2001–02 Aris
Gamma Ethniki: 2015–16 Kalamata
Gamma Ethniki: 2020–21
Clubs
- Greece men's national football team1977–1988
- Panionios F.C.1977–1980
- Olympiacos F.C.1980–1987
- U.S. Avellino 19121987–1988
- Panionios F.C.1988–1989
- Olympiacos F.C.1989–1992
- Ionikos Nikaia F.C.1992–1993
- Olympiacos F.C.1993–1994
Played together with
- Adolfo SormaniU.S. Avellino 1912 · 1987–1990
- Adrian BarbullushiIonikos Nikaia F.C. · 1992–1995
Adriano LombardiU.S. Avellino 1912 · 1975–1979- Agamemnon GilisPanionios F.C. · 1919–1920
Ahmed MagdyPanionios F.C. · 2005–2007- Alain RaguelPanionios F.C. · 2000–2004
Alberto AlmiciU.S. Avellino 1912 · 2015–2015- Alberto CavasinU.S. Avellino 1912 · 1976–1977
- Alberto QuadriU.S. Avellino 1912 · 2007–2007
Alejandro Damián GonzálezU.S. Avellino 1912 · 2016–2017- Alessandro ConticchioU.S. Avellino 1912 · 2007–2008
- Alessandro FabbroU.S. Avellino 1912 · 2012–2015
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Identifiers & aliases
Nikos Anastopoulos is a Greek former footballer and manager. He was one the most prolific strikers in the Greek league during the 1980s and is widely regarded as one of the best players in the history of Greek football.
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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