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Vassilis Stravopodis
Personal information
Date of birth 1948
Place of birth Patras, Greece
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1965–1968 Olympiakos Patras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1979 Panachaiki 228 (17)
International career
1974 Greece 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vassilis Stravopodis (Greek: Βασίλης Στραβοπόδης; born 1948), popularly nicknamed The Wizard, is a former Greek footballer (midfielder) born in Patras. One of the most gifted midfielders of his generation, he was a member of the great Panachaiki football team that impressed Greece in the 1970s and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup.[1]

After the end of his professional career, Stravopodis remained in Panachaiki as a valuable member of its organisation. He has been the junior team's coach for several years and has coached the senior team for some months in 2006.

Statistics

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Vassilis Stravopodis had 228 First Division appearances with Panachaiki and scored 17 goals.

Appearances for the Greece national football team

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  • 1. 15 May 1974 Poland - Greece 2–0 (starter 45') - friendly match
  • 2. 1974 Roumania - Greece 3–1 (substitute 75') - Balkan Cup

References

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  • Rsssf, website about football statistics.[1]

Notes

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