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Nikos Vamvakoulas
Greek footballer
Nikos Vamvakoulas (Greek: Νίκος Βαμβακούλας; born 31 January 1957) is a Greek retired football defender.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolaos Vamvakoulas | ||
| Date of birth | (1957-01-31) 31 January 1957 (age 67) | ||
| Place of birth | Lavrio, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1977 | Olympiacos Lavriou | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1985 | Olympiacos | 197 | (18) |
| 1985–1989 | Panathinaikos | 74 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | Ionikos | 25 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | OFI Crete | 19 | (0) |
| 1992 | PAS Giannina | ||
| 1992–1993 | Ionikos | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1987 | Greece | 30 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Born in Lavrio, Vamvakoulas played club football for Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Ionikos, OFI Crete and PAS Giannina. He won four Alpha Ethniki and one Greek Football Cup titles with Olympiacos before he won two more Alpha Ethniki and three more Greek Football Cup titles with Panathinaikos.[1]
Vamvakoulas made 30 appearances for the Greece national football team from 1981 to 1987.[2]
Also he has written the hymn of Olympiacos.
Club
Olympiacos
- Alpha Ethniki: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83
- Greek Cup: 1980–81
Panathinaikos
- Alpha Ethniki: 1985–86
- Greek Cup: 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89
- Kolokotsios, Lambros (17 November 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΒΑΜΒΑΚΟΥΛΑΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Vamvakoulas)] (in Greek). Evrytania News.
- Mamrud, Roberto (29 February 2012). "Greece - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- Nikos Vamvakoulas – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Nikos Vamvakoulas at National-Football-Teams.com