Ilias Sapanis

Ilias Sapanis
Personal information
Full name	Ilias Sapanis
Date of birth	29 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Pentalofos, Thessaloniki
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1991	Doxa Pentalofos
1991–1992	Alexandreia
1992–1994	Naoussa
1994–1996	Olympiacos
1996–2000	Iraklis
2000–2001	PAS Giannina
2001–2003	Lanciano
2003–2004	U.S.D. Palmese
2004–2006	Cuoio Pelli
2006–2007	Koropi
2007–2008	Agios Dimitrios
2008–2009	Diagoras
2009–2011	Doxa Pentalofos
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2017

Ilias Sapanis (Greek: Ηλίας Σαπάνης; born 29 December 1973) is a Greek retired footballer.

Club career

Sapanis started his career from Naoussa F.C. in 1992. His brilliant performances transferred him to Olympiakos F.C. After 2.5 years, he moved to Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C., along with Takis Gonias as exchange for Georgios Anatolakis transfer. Sapanis scored two goals for Olympiakos at UEFA Cup. The first was against Sevilla in a home 2-1 victory, and the second against Ferencváros in a 2-2 tie.^[1]^[2] Sapanis also played in Italy, with three teams. Sapanis played until age 38 with his birthplace club Doxa Pentalofos. His brother Miltiadis Sapanis is also footballer.^[3]