Panagiotis Sofianopoulos

Panagiotis Sofianopoulos

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-07-07) 7 July 1968
Place of birth	Serres, Greece
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986-1987	Panserraikos	8	(2)
1988-1995	Olympiacos	90	(24)
1996	PAOK	0	(0)
International career
1991-1992	Greece	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Panagiotis Sofianopoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Σοφιανόπουλος; born 7 July 1968) is a retired Greek football striker.

Club career

Sofianopoulos started his professional career from Panserraikos at the age of 17. In 1988 he transferred to Olympiacos, and he scored 24 goals after 90 caps. His career declined after a serious knee injury and a medical mistake. In 1996 Sofianopoulos signed with PAOK and played only in friendly games during the summer training. He decided to terminate his contract because he didn't recover from his injury. Then, he retired from professional soccer and played amateurly in Ajaccio.

International career

Sofianopoulos won the gold medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games. He was the first scorer of the tournament with seven goals. Also, he has two caps with the Greece. He scored his only international goal in 1-0 victory against Iceland, for the 1994 World Cup qualification.