| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1959-09-06)6 September 1959 (age 66) | ||
| Place of birth | Gastouni,Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Panetolikos | 63 | (18) |
| 1980–1985 | PAOK | 112 | (47) |
| 1985–1990 | Panathinaikos | 112 | (40) |
| 1990–1993 | Athinaikos | 60 | (21) |
| 1993–1994 | Kalamata | 18 | (8) |
| Total | 365 | (134) | |
| International career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Greece | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christos Dimopoulos (Greek:Χρήστος Δημόπουλος, born 6 September 1959) is a retiredGreekfootballer who played as aforward forPAOK andPanathinaikos F.C. His nickname was "Fonias" (Φονιάς, meaning Killer) of Greek football. Alongside his brothers,Thanasis Dimopoulos andSpyros, he holds theworld record for the highest number of siblings scoring on the same day on 2 February 1992 in theGreek first division.[1]
Dimopoulos was born inGastouni, Greece. He started his professional career in Aias Gastounis.
He played for PAOK from 1980 to 1985, scoring 47 league goals in 112 appearances and 5UEFA Europa League goals in 8 appearances with the club. With PAOK he won one greek championship.
At the end of the 1985 season, Dimopoulos signed toPanathinaikos and later played professional withAthinaikos F.C. andKalamata F.C. He finished his career playing with PAE Pyrgos at Fourth Division during 1994–95 season. Throughout his career, he made 10 appearances for theGreece national football team.[2] With Panathaikos, he won two greek championships (1985–86, 1989–90), threeGreek Cups (1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89), and one super cup.
Nowadays, he is believed to be one of the best strikers in PAOK history.[3]
As a football player, he won seven titles in total, 3 greek championships, 3 greek cups and one Super Cup.