Chris Kalantzis

Chris Kalantzis

Personal information
Full name	Chris Kalantzis
Date of birth	27 July 1967 (1967-07-27) (age 44)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	184cm
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983-1987	Sydney Olympic	89	(27)
1988-1992	Panathinaikos	118	(11)
1992-1997	Olympiakos	81	(7)
1997-2000	Sydney Olympic	49	(9)
2000	St George Saints	0	(0)
National team
1985-1987	Australia	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Chris Kalantzis (born 27 July 1967) is an Australian association football player.^[1] 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. During these years he represented the Australian Socceroos in many games. 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 5 years before returning to Sydney Olympic to finish his illustrious career, playing 2 years before retiring. Kalantzis is now known as one of the best and most famous Australian players to play overseas, alongside Harry Kewell, Mark Viduka and Brett Emerton. He now coaches premier youth league teams such as Sydney Olympic in the hope of sending yet another Australian player overseas including his talented son James Kalantzis who is currently 18 years of age.^{[citation needed]}

In February 2011, Olympiacos CFP announced the establishment of its first Olympiacos Academy outside of Greece in Sydney, Australia.^[2] The Australian academy is managed by, Chris Kalantzis and Kyriakos Tohouroglou, two former Olympiacos players.^[2]

Honours

• National Soccer League Cup Winners: 1983, 1985
• A' Ethniki: 1989-90, 1990-91, 1996-97
• Greek Cup: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993

References

1. ^ OzFootball Profile
2. ^ ^{a b} Olympiakos keen on local talent neokosmos.com. 13 February 2011.

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Name	Kalantzis, Chris
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Date of birth	27 July 1967
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
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