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Christos Pipinis
Greek footballer
Christos Pipinis (Greek: Χρήστος Πιπίνης; born 1 November 1984) is a Greek professional footballer who lastly played for Apollon Smyrni in the Superleague Greece, as a left defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1984-11-01) 1 November 1984 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ilisiakos | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Akratitos | 45 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Veria | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Panserraikos | 44 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Thrasyvoulos | 31 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Asteras Tripoli | 50 | (2) |
| 2014 | APOEL | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Kalloni | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Apollon Smyrni | 14 | (0) |
| 2016– | Ilisiakos | ||
| International career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Greece | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2015 | |||
Greece
Born in Athens,[1] Pipinis began playing football with local side Akratitos. He moved on to Veria, Panserraikos and Thrasyvoulos before joining Asteras Tripoli on a free transfer in June 2010.[2]
APOEL
On 1 January 2014, aged 29, Pipinis moved abroad for the first time and signed an 18-month contract with Cypriot club APOEL.[3] He made his debut on 4 January 2014, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute in APOEL's 2–2 home draw against AEL Limassol for the Cypriot First Division[4][5] and scored his first official goal on 9 April 2014, in his team's 4–0 away win against Doxa Katokopias for the quarter-finals of the Cypriot Cup.[6][7] Pipinis won his first ever career title, after APOEL won Ermis Aradippou 2–0 in the Cypriot Cup final and lifted the trophy.[8][9] Ten days later, Pipinis won also the Cypriot First Division after APOEL's 1–0 away victory against AEL Limassol in the title deciding match of the competition.[10][11] On 1 June 2014, APOEL terminated Pipinis' contract with the club by mutual consent.[12] On 3 October 2015, Pipinis terminated his contract with Kalloni by mutual consent.
- Πήρε Πιπίνη ο Αστέρας (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 24 June 2010.
- Ο Αστέρας Τρίπολης ανακοίνωσε Πιπίνη και Τσαμπούρη (in Greek). enet.gr. 24 June 2010.
- ΚΑΤ' ΑΡΧΗΝ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ ΜΕ ΧΡΗΣΤΟ ΠΙΠΙΝΗ [Agreement with Christos Pipinis] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- "APOEL FC 2–2 AEL". APOEL FC. 4 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- "APOEL vs. AEL 2–2". soccerway. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ΔΟΞΑ ΚΑΤΩΚΟΠ. 0–4 ΑΠΟΕΛ [DOXA 0–4 APOEL] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Doxa vs. APOEL 0–4". Soccerway. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0–2 ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- "APOEL vs. Ermis 2–0". Soccerway. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- "AEL vs. APOEL 0–1". Soccerway. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- APOEL FC [@apoelfcofficial] (1 June 2014). "Η εταιρεία ΑΠΟΕΛ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΟ ( ΔΗΜΟΣΙΑ ) ΛΤΔ ανακοινώνει τον τερματισμό συνεργασίας με τον Χρήστο Πιπίνη" (Tweet) – via Twitter.