Giannis Zapropoulos (Greek: Γιάννης Ζαπρόπουλος; born 20 March 1982) is a Greek football defender who plays for Ionikos F.C. in the Beta Ethniki.

Giannis Zapropoulos
Personal information
Full name Ioannis Zapropoulos
Date of birth (1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Chalastra, Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Centre back, Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ionikos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Kalamata 46 (1)
2005–2007 Egaleo 27 (1)
2007–2008 Apollon Kalamarias 19 (0)
2008–2009 Ethnikos Piraeus 20 (1)
2009–2010 Panserraikos 16 (0)
2010– Ionikos 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2010

Professional career

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Zapropoulos made his professional debut in the 2002–03 season with B' Ethniki side Kalamata. Over the next two seasons he became a fixture in the Kalamata defense, playing 44 matches.

His good performances with Kalamata earned him a transfer to A' Ethniki in the summer of 2005, when he signed a 2-year contract with Egaleo. Zapropoulos made 25 starts and 27 total appearances in his first season in the top flight, while Egaleo finished 10th in the league. The following season though Zapropoulos was relegated to the bench as a result of a contract dispute.

Zapropoulos' contract with Egaleo expired at the end of the 2006–07 season, and he thereafter signed a 1-year contract with another with A' Ethniki club, Apollon Kalamarias. Zapropoulos made 11 starts and 19 total appearances, playing primarily as a defensive midfielder. Kalamaria was relegated to B' Ethniki at the end of the season.

Free from Kalamaria, in July 2008 Zapropoulos signed a 2-year contract with ambitious B' Ethniki side Ethnikos Piraeus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Press Release". Ethnikos Piraeus Official Website (Greek). 15 July 2008. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010.
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