Charalampos Xanthopoulos

Charalampos "Babis" Xanthopoulos (Greek: Χαράλαμπος "Μπάμπης" Ξανθόπουλος; born 29 August 1956) is a former Greek footballer.

Babis Xanthopoulos

Personal information
Full name	Charalampos Xanthopoulos
Date of birth	(1956-08-29) 29 August 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1987	Iraklis	283	(14)
1987–1988	Pierikos	52	(7)
Total		335	(21)
International career‡
1978–1985	Greece	27	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 February 2011

Club career

Xanthopoulos spent most of his career with Iraklis being third in league appearances for the club with 283.^[1] 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.^[2] He finished his career with Pierikos appearing in 52 matches for the club and scoring 7 goals.^[3][4]

International career

Xanthopoulos earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.^[5] He made his debut in an away win against Australia on 11 June 1978.^[6]

Achievements

Iraklis

• Greek Cup (1): 1976