| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christos Kalantzis | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-07-27)27 July 1967 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1987 | Sydney Olympic | 94 | (28) |
| 1987–1992 | Panathinaikos | 118 | (11) |
| 1992–1997 | Olympiacos | 81 | (7) |
| 1997–2000 | Sydney Olympic | 56 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Australia B | 2 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Australia | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christos"Chris" Kalantzis (Greek: Χρήστος "Κρις" Καλαντζής; born 27 July 1967) is an Australian formersoccer player who played at the highest level of domestic football in Greece and Australia. He played at international level forAustralia.
Born in Sydney toGreek immigrants. His father came from the village of Loukas inArcadia region of thePeloponnese, Greece and his mother came from the village of Managouli inAetolia-Acarnania,Greece, he began his career withSydney Olympic, First Grade, at the age of 15. He was then signed by theGreek teamPanathinaikos, where he played for five years.Olympiacos, a rival Greek club, then signed him.[1] On his debut against his former team he scored with his famous bicycle kick from outside the box.
He played for Olympiacos another five years before returning to Sydney Olympic to finish his career, playing two years before retiring.
Kalantzis played seven matches in full international matches forAustralia.[2]
In February 2011,Olympiacos announced the establishment of its first Olympiacos Academy outside of Greece inSydney, Australia.[3] The Australian academy is managed by Kalantzis andKyriakos Tohouroglou, both former Olympiacos players.[3]
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