Alexis Alexandris

Alexis Alexandris

Personal information
Date of birth	21 October 1968
Place of birth	Kiato, Greece
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Pelopas Kiato
–	Anagennisi Kiato
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1986–1991	Veria	104	(36)
1991–1994	AEK Athens	89	(49)
1994–2003	Olympiacos	242	(127)
2004	AEL	9	(2)
2005	Kallithea	13	(4)
2005–2006	APOP Kinyras	17	(15)
Total		474	(233)
National team
1991–2002	Greece	42	(10)
Teams managed
2005–2006	APOP Kinyras
2008–2009	Kerkyra
2009–2011	Olympiacos U-21
2011–2012	Elassona
2012–2013	CS Turnu Severin
2013–2014	Ialyssos Rhodes
2014–	Aris Archangelou
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Alexis^[1] Alexandris, sometimes wrongly called Alekos Alexandris,^[1] (born 21 October 1968 in Kiato) is a Greek former football striker.

Club career

Alexis Alexandris began his career where he was born and raised, in Pelopas Kiato and in 1986 played for Veria.^[2] After Veroia he moved to AEK Athens in 1991 where he won 3 consecutive championships. In 1994 Alexandris moved to Olympiacos 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 manager for APOP Kinyras during the team's first participation in the Cypriot First Division.

International career

Alexandris made 42 appearances and scored 10 goals for the Greece national football team,^[3] making his debut on 27 March 1991. He was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals in the United States.^[4]

Managerial career

Alexis Alexandris starting his managing career on 12 February 2008 after taking over Kerkyra FC in Second Division (Greece). He left Kerkyra after a disagreement with the clubs owner and from then moved to Olympiakos as the manager of the under21 squad.

Honours

AEK Athens

• Greek Championship: 1992, 1993, 1994

Olympiakos

• Greek Championship: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
• Greek Cup: 1999

Individual

• Greek Championship Top Goalscorer: 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002
• Greek Footballer of the Year: 2001

References

1. Christos Grammenos (2008-02-29). "My name is Alexis!". aokerkyra.com. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
2. Kolokotsios, Lambros (6 October 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΗΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Alexandris)] (in Greek). Evrytania News.
3. Mamrud, Roberto (2009-12-21). "Greece - Record International Players". RSSSF.
4. Alexis Alexandris – FIFA competition record

External links

• Tribute to Alexandris (Greek) (Archived 2009-10-25)
• Delagrammatikas, Nikos (2003). Οι θρυλικές εποχές 1953-1959 1996-2003 οι πρωταγωνιστές. Hellenika Grammata. ISBN 960-406-582-3.