Christos Dimopoulos

Christos Dimopoulos (Greek: Χρήστος Δημόπουλος, born 6 September 1959) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a forward for PAOK and Panathinaikos F.C. His nickname was "Fonias" (Φονιάς, meaning Killer) of Greek football. Alongside his brothers, Thanasis Dimopoulos and Spyros, he holds the world record for the highest number of siblings scoring on the same day on 2 February 1992 in the Greek first division.^[1]

Christos Dimopoulos

Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-09-06) 6 September 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Gastouni, Greece
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1980	Panetolikos	63	(18)
1980–1985	PAOK	112	(47)
1985–1990	Panathinaikos	112	(40)
1990–1993	Athinaikos	60	(21)
1993–1994	Kalamata	18	(8)
Total		365	(134)
International career
1982–1985	Greece	10	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Dimopoulos was born in Gastouni, Greece. He started his professional career in Aias Gastounis.

He played for PAOK from 1980 to 1985, scoring 47 league goals in 112 appearances and 5 UEFA Europa League goals in 8 appearances with the club. With PAOK he won one greek championship.

At the end of the 1985 season, Dimopoulos signed to Panathinaikos and later played professional with Athinaikos F.C. and Kalamata F.C. He finished his career playing with PAE Pyrgos at Fourth Division during 1994–95 season. Throughout his career, he made 10 appearances for the Greece national football team.^[2] With Panathaikos, he won two greek championships (1985–86, 1989–90), three Greek Cups (1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89), and one super cup.

Nowadays, he is believed to be one of the best strikers in PAOK history.^[3]

As a football player, he won seven titles in total, 3 greek championships, 3 greek cups and one Super Cup.