Aris Galanopoulos

Aris Galanopoulos (Greek: Άρης Γαλανόπουλος; born 29 September 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Aris Galanopoulos

Personal information
Full name	Aristidis Galanopoulos
Date of birth	(1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Kalamata, Greece
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	Kalamata	116	(1)
2005	Panionios	18	(0)
2006–2008	Apollon Kalamarias	67	(0)
2008–2010	Panserraikos	63	(2)
2010–2012	OFI	46	(0)
2012–2013	Enosis Neon Paralimni	14	(0)
2013	Glyfada	11	(0)
2014	Paniliakos	10	(0)
2014–2015	Apollon 1926	13	(0)
2015–2016	Kalamata	(?)	(?)
International career‡
2002–2003	Greece U21	13	(0)
2004	Greece Olympic	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 2003

Club career

Galanopoulos began his playing career by signing with Kalamata in August 1999.^[1] He was called for Greece U21 at December 2002 being key member, although his club was relegated to Football League in 2001. In January 2005 he signed with Panionios in which he played just one year. In January 2006 he joined Apollon Kalamarias, where he played until the end of the 2007–08 season . Then he signed to Panserraikos, up to the 2009–10 season. Then he played for two consecutive years at OFI and in 2012 went to Cyprus to Enosis Neon Paralimni.

International career

In December 2002 Galanopoulos was called to play for Greece U21 and was a key member for the team. Galanopoulos competed for Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[2]