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Georgios Zisopoulos
Greek footballer
Georgios Zisopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Ζησόπουλος; born 23 May 1984) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Zisopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-05-23) 23 May 1984 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Katerini, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2002 | Aris | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Aris | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | PAOK | 17 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Levadiakos | 128 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Panthrakikos | 32 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Levadiakos | 56 | (5) |
| 2013–2016 | Asteras Tripolis | 92 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Atromitos | 21 | (0) |
| 2018 | Apollon Smyrnis | 13 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Levadiakos | 29 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Apollon Smyrnis | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Greece U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 August 2004 | |||
Born in Katerini, Zisopoulos began playing football for PAOK, signing a professional contract in December 2004. On 22 May 2004, he made his debut in the Superleague Greece as a late substitute in an away game against rivals Aris. He would only make 18 league appearances for the club before moving to Levadiakos in August 2005. He stayed in the club for five consecutive years, before he joined Greek second division side Panthrakikos in August 2010. He returned to Levadiakos F.C. after a year playing for two years in Super League. On 11 June 2013 Zisopoulos signed for Asteras Tripoli.[1] On 21 August 2014, he scored his first goal in international competition in a 2-0 home win against Maccabi Tel Aviv for the 1st leg qualification round of UEFA Europa League.[2] According to a Greek newspaper, Israeli, Belgian and Turkish clubs are interested in signing the defensive midfielder and Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva have made an official transfer offer, but he seems not willing to continue his career at Israel.[3]
On 23 April 2016, he did not renew his contract with the club, seeking for his next destination in his career.[4] On 14 June 2016, he signed a two years' contract with Atromitos for an undisclosed fee.[5]
- Απέκτησε τον Γιώργο Ζησόπουλο για 3 χρόνια (in Greek). Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- Αστέρας Τρίπολης - Μακάμπι Τελ Αβίβ 2-0 (in Greek). Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- Transfer offer from Israel for Zisopoulos (in Greek). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- Παρελθόν απο τον Αστέρα Τρίπολης ο πρώην "πράσινος" Ζησόπουλος που κοιτά προς…εξωτερικό! (in Greek). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- Ζησόπουλος: "Ευρώπη και τίτλο με τον Ατρόμητο" (in Greek). Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- Guardian Football Archived 24 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile at epae.org