Alexis Alexandris (

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: Αλέξης Αλεξανδρής, sometimes wrongly called ''Alekos Alexandris'' born 21 October 1968) is a Greek former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Alexis Alexandris began his career where he was born and raised, in Pelopas Kiato and in 1986 played for

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. After Veroia he moved to

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

in 1991 where he won 3 consecutive championships. In 1994 Alexandris moved to

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

where he had a very successful career winning 7 Greek championships and 1 Greek cup. At the sunset of his career he was also both player and

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for APOP Kinyras during the team's first participation in the

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International career

Alexandris made 42 appearances and scored 10 goals for the

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, making his debut on 27 March 1991. He was a participant at the

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finals in the

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Managerial career

Alexis Alexandris starting his managing career on 12 February 2008 after taking over Kerkyra FC in

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. He left Kerkyra after a disagreement with the club's owner and from then moved to Olympiakos as the manager of the under21 squad.

Honours

;

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

: 1991–92,

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, 1993–94 ; Olympiakos *Alpha Ethniki: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 *

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 ...

: 1998–99 ;Individual * Alpha Ethiniki top scorer: 1993–94, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02 *Greek Cup top scorer: 1996–97, 2000–01 *

Greek Footballer of the Year The Greek football PSAP awards are a number of awards given annually by the Greek Union of Professional Football Players (PSAP). These awards are given annually to players playing in the Superleague Greece, Football League and Football League 2. M ...

: 2001

References

External links

Tribute to Alexandris (Greek)
( ( 2009-10-25) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexandris, Alexios 1968 births Living people People from Sikyona Greek footballers Expatriate football managers in Cyprus Greek football managers Greece international footballers Greek expatriate footballers Veria F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Kallithea F.C. players APOP Kinyras FC players 1994 FIFA World Cup players A.O. Kerkyra managers Association football forwards Greek expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players APOP Kinyras FC managers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Footballers from the Peloponnese