Andreas Michalopoulos ( el, Ανδρέας Μιχαλόπουλος; 23 February 1948 – 4 January 2022) was a Greek

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who played as a striker for

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

Career

He played for Panachaiki when the team qualified for the

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. Before the 1973–74 UEFA Cup game against

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, an injury seemed to put an early end to his career. Michalopoulos managed to help his team some more years, but he only played 48 games in five seasons until 1979, when he officially retired. He appeared once for the Greece national team, on 21 February 1973 against

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. Greece lost 3–1 in the

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match. Michalopoulos had 135

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appearances with Panachaiki and scored 30 goals. After the end of his professional career, Michalopoulos coached the Panachaiki senior team in the late 90s as well as at the beginning of the 1996–97 season. He was also the coach of the Greek junior national team. Michalopoulos died on 4 January 2022, at the age of 73.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Michalopoulos, Andreas 1948 births 2022 deaths Footballers from Patras Greek footballers Association football forwards Greece international footballers Super League Greece players Panachaiki F.C. players Greek football managers Panachaiki F.C. managers Panserraikos F.C. managers Panionios F.C. managers Xanthi F.C. managers Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. managers Proodeftiki F.C. managers Apollon Smyrnis F.C. managers PAS Giannina F.C. managers Kalamata F.C. managers