Stelios Manolas

Infobox Football biography
playername = Stelios Manolas


fullname = Stylianos Manolas
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|7|13
cityofbirth = Naxos
countryofbirth = Greece
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Centre Back
currentclub =
youthyears = 1978–1979
youthclubs = Pannaxiakos
years = 1979-1998
clubs = AEK Athens
caps(goals) = 591 (34)
nationalyears = 1982–1994
nationalteam = Greece
nationalcaps(goals) = 71 (6)
manageryears =
managerclubs = Greece U-21

Stylianos "Stelios" Manolas (Greek: Στέλιος Μανωλάς) (born 13 July 1961) is a retired Greek football defender.

Arguably the best football defender ever to come out of Greece, Manolas, a product of AEK Athens FC's youth academy, played for the team from 1980 until 1998. He made his debut in a match against Kastoria FC (1-1) on February 3, 1980 and became a mainstay in the AEK defensive until his 1998 retirement, in a May 17 match against Skoda Xanthi.

During his career, Manolas won 4 championships and 3 Greek Cups, playing 451 games in the Greek league scoring 32 times. He was capped 67 times by the Greece national football team, scoring 6 goals, and was a member of the 1994 FIFA World Cup squad.

After his playing days were over, Manolas coached the Greek under-21 team.

Honours

AEK Athens
*Greek Championship: 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994
*Greek Cup: 1983, 1996, 1997
*Greek Super Cup: 1989, 1996
*Greek League Cup: 1990
*Pre-1991 Mediterranean Games Cup: 1991

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=15725 Career history] at National Football Teams