Nikos Vamvakoulas (Greek: Νίκος Βαμβακούλας; born 31 January 1957) is a Greek retired football defender.

Nikos Vamvakoulas
Personal information
Full name Nikolaos Vamvakoulas
Date of birth (1957-01-31) 31 January 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Lavrio, Greece
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1977 Olympiacos Lavriou
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1985 Olympiacos 197 (18)
1985–1989 Panathinaikos 74 (1)
1990–1991 Ionikos 25 (5)
1991–1992 OFI Crete 19 (0)
1992 PAS Giannina
1992–1993 Ionikos 18 (0)
International career
1981–1987 Greece 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Lavrio, Vamvakoulas played club football for Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Ionikos, OFI Crete and PAS Giannina. He won four Alpha Ethniki and one Greek Football Cup titles with Olympiacos before he won two more Alpha Ethniki and three more Greek Football Cup titles with Panathinaikos.[1]

Vamvakoulas made 30 appearances for the Greece national football team from 1981 to 1987.[2]

Also he has written the hymn of Olympiacos.

Honours

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Club

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Olympiacos

Panathinaikos

  • Alpha Ethniki: 1985–86
  • Greek Cup: 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89

References

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  1. ^ Kolokotsios, Lambros (17 November 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΒΑΜΒΑΚΟΥΛΑΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Vamvakoulas)] (in Greek). Evrytania News.
  2. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (29 February 2012). "Greece - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
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