Full name Chris Kalantzis Years Team Height 1.84 m | Playing position Role Soccer player Place of birth Sydney, Australia Name Chris Kalantzis | |
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Date of birth (1967-07-27) 27 July 1967 (age 48) | ||
Chris kalantzis in olympiakos
Christos "Chris" Kalantzis (born 27 July 1967) is an Australian former soccer player who played at the highest level of domestic football in Greece and Australia. He played at international level for Australia.
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- Chris kalantzis in olympiakos
- Chris Kalantzis Panathinaikos Athens 198788 199293
- Club career
- International career
- Post football career
- Honours
- References
Chris Kalantzis @ Panathinaikos Athens 1987/'88 - 1992/'93
Club career
Of Greek descent, he began his career with Sydney Olympic, First Grade, at the age of 15. He was then signed by the Greek team Panathinaikos, where he played for five years. Olympiakos, a rival Greek club, then signed him. On his debut against his former team he scored with his famous bicycle kick from outside the box.
He played for Olympiacos another five years before returning to Sydney Olympic to finish his career, playing two years before retiring.
International career
Kalantzis played seven matches in full international matches for Australia.
Post-football career
In February 2011, Olympiacos CFP announced the establishment of its first Olympiacos Academy outside of Greece in Sydney, Australia. The Australian academy is managed by Kalantzis and Kyriakos Tohouroglou, both former Olympiacos players.