Charalampos "Babis" Xanthopoulos ( el, Χαράλαμπος "Μπάμπης" Ξανθόπουλος; born 29 August 1956) is a former

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Club career

He spent most of his career with

Iraklis Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...

being third in league appearances for the club with 283. Xanthopoulos was in the starting line-up of Iraklis in the 1976 Cup final, that earned him and the club the only nationwide title to date. He finished his career with

Pierikos S.F.K. Pierikos ( el, Σ.Φ.Κ. Πιερικός) is a Greek football club based in Katerini, Greece, part of the major multi-sport club of the same name. Their name was inspired from the State's name of Pieria. The club recently competed in ...

appearing in 52 matches for the club and scoring 7 goals.

International career

He earned 27 caps for the

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, and participated in

UEFA Euro 1980 The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship finals tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. It was the first European Championship to feature eight teams i ...

. He made his debut in an away win against

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on 11 June 1978.

Achievements

Iraklis *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Xanthopoulos, Charalampos 1956 births Living people Greek footballers Greece international footballers UEFA Euro 1980 players Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. players S.F.K. Pierikos (football) players Super League Greece players Association football midfielders Footballers from Thessaloniki