Nikos Vamvakoulas

Nikos Vamvakoulas (Greek: Νίκος Βαμβακούλας; born 31 January 1957) is a Greek retired football defender.

Nikos Vamvakoulas

Personal information
Full name	Nikolaos Vamvakoulas
Date of birth	31 January 1957
Place of birth	Lavrio, Greece
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
–1977	Olympiacos Lavriou
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1985	Olympiacos	197	(18)
1985–1989	Panathinaikos	74	(1)
1990–1991	Ionikos	25	(5)
1991–1992	OFI Crete	19	(0)
1992	PAS Giannina
1992–1993	Ionikos	18	(0)
National team
1981–1987	Greece	30	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Lavrio, Vamvakoulas played club football for Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Ionikos, OFI Crete and PAS Giannina. He won four Alpha Ethniki and one Greek Football Cup titles with Olympiacos before he won two more Alpha Ethniki and three more Greek Football Cup titles with Panathinaikos.[1]

Vamvakoulas made 30 appearances for the Greece national football team from 1981 to 1987.[2]

Also he has written the hymn of Olympiacos.

Honours

Club

Olympiacos

• Greek Championship: 1981, 1982, 1983
• Greek Cup: 1981

Panathinaikos

• Greek Championship: 1986
• Greek Cup: 1986, 1988, 1989

References

1. Kolokotsios, Lambros (17 November 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΒΑΜΒΑΚΟΥΛΑΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Vamvakoulas)] (in Greek). Evrytania News.
2. Mamrud, Roberto (29 February 2012). "Greece - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

External links

• Nikos Vamvakoulas – FIFA competition record
• Nikos Vamvakoulas at National-Football-Teams.com