Sotiris Liberopoulos ( el, Σωτήρης Λυμπερόπουλος; born 29 June 1977) is a Greek former professional

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who played as a

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Biography

Sotiris Liberopoulos was born in

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in western

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and began his career from the local team Erani along with his famous cousin

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. Later on, he played with

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where he became one of the most famous players and entered the U-21 team. With Kalamata, he began his debut in the First Division on 14 January 1996 against Apollon in

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. He also played by transcription with other teams including Ethnikos,

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, the

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team

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and from 2007 with Xanthi.

Career

* 1994–1995:

Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...

: * 1995–1997:

: 14 games * 1997–1998: Ethnikos: 10 games * 1998–2001:

: 64 games * 2001–2004:

: 4 games * 2002–2003:

(loan): 0 games * 2004–2005:

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: 20 games * 2005–2006:

: 10 games * 2006–2007:

: 21 games * 2007–2013:

Xanthi Xanthi ( el, Ξάνθη, ''Xánthi'', ) is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi (regional unit), Xanthi regional unit of the modern regions of Greece, region of East Macedonia and Thrace. A ...

: 31 games * 2013–2014:

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: 13 games * 2014–2015:

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: 8 games ---- * 1997–1998: U-21: 18 games

References

*Ethnospor: 9-3-2007, p 80 *

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: (1-28-2008), p 32 {{DEFAULTSORT:Liberopoulos Sotiris 1977 births Living people Greek footballers Greece under-21 international footballers Greek expatriate footballers Association football goalkeepers Kalamata F.C. players Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players Kastoria F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players Kallithea F.C. players R.A.A. Louviéroise players Super League Greece players Expatriate footballers in Belgium People from Filiatra Footballers from the Peloponnese