Role Footballer Number 8 Height 1.87 m | Years Team Weight 82 kg Name Themistoklis Tzimopoulos Parents Konstantinos Tzimopoulos | |
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Full name Themistoklis Tzimopoulos Date of birth (1985-11-20) 20 November 1985 (age 30) Playing position Current teams PAS Giannina F.C. (#8 / Defender, Midfielder), New Zealand national football team (Defender, Midfielder) | ||
Themistoklis Tzimopoulos (Greek: Θεμιστοκλής Τζημόπουλος; born 20 November 1985) is a Greek New Zealander footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for PAS Giannina and the New Zealand national football team.
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Club career
Born in Kozani, Macedonia, Tzimopoulos began his professional career with Akratitos in December 2003, having previously signed as a trainee. He played for Akratitos in the Greek Super League, before joining Veria, as well as a brief loan spell at Kerkyra in 2008. He joined second division side Ethnikos Asteras for the 2009–10 season.
In September 2010, Tzimopoulos signed a two-year contract with PAS Giannina.
On 6 April 2017, Tzimopoulos had a surgery on the knee to restore meniscal tear suffered, and will naturally lose the remainder of the current season.
International career
Tzimopoulos was called into the All Whites squad for a 31 March 2015 friendly in Seoul against South Korea by coach Anthony Hudson. Tzimopoulos is eligible for the All Whites through his family heritage. “Every professional player dreams to play international football so it’s an honour for me to play for the All Whites. It will be a great challenge for me to play at a higher level and to meet the requirements of the team.”, he said.
On 28 May 2016, with an early goal from Tzimopoulos, the All Whites have got off to a winning start at the OFC Nations Cup after a hard-fought and physical 3-1 victory over Fiji. Tzimopoulos exceptional season year with PAS Giannina was his passport to be called by Anthony Hudson to the final 23-man squad for 2017 Confederations Cup.