Michael Panopoulos

Mike Panopoulos

Personal information
Full name	Michael Panopoulos
Date of birth	9 October 1976 (1976-10-09) (age 35)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Playing position	Central midfielder, Right winger
Club information
Current club	Oakleigh Cannons
Youth career
	Heidelberg United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1994	Heidelberg United	8	(0)
1995–1999	Aris Thessaloniki	55	(8)
1999	→ Dundee United (loan)	0	(0)
1999–2002	Portsmouth	54	(6)
2002	Dunfermline Athletic	9	(0)
2002–2003	Aris Thessaloniki
2003–2004	South Melbourne	22	(1)
2004–2005	AO Kerkyra	4	(0)
2007	Oakleigh Cannons	22	(0)
National team‡
1996-1999	Greece U-21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:34, 6 May 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:34, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Michael "Mike" Panopoulos (also written Mihalias Panopoulos), born in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian-Greek association football player.^[1] He currently plays for Oakleigh Cannons, for whom he is also assistant-manager.

Panopoulos began his career as a youth player with Heidelberg United in Australia, though in 1993 he was offered a professional contract with Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in the Greek Super League. Whilst at the Greek club Panopoulos played in the UEFA cup and a was a losing finalist in the Greek Football Cup.

Strong performances by Panopoulos for the Greek club led to a £1 million transfer to Portsmouth F.C. in August 1999; a club record fee. Panopoulos spent three years at Portsmouth, but left the club the year before Portsmouth's promotion to the FA Premier League.

In December 2001 Panopoulos moved on loan from Portsmouth to Dunfermline F.C. in the Scottish Premier League. After leaving Portsmouth he transferred to South Melbourne FC and then made a return to Greece with Kerkyra F.C. That was followed by a move back to Australia, with Oakleigh Cannons of the Victorian Premier League.

International Carrier

Michael Panopoulos played with U-23 Greek National team

References

1. ^ OzFootball Profile

Persondata
Name	Panopoulos, Michael
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	9 October 1976
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Date of death
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