Stefanos Kotsolis

Stefanos Kotsolis

Kotsolis with Panathinaikos in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	5 June 1979
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Panathinaikos
Number	1
Youth career
1997–1998	Panathinaikos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1998–2005	Panathinaikos	8	(0)
2005–2009	AEL	100	(0)
2009–2010	Omonia	15	(0)
2010–2016	Panathinaikos	15	(0)
National team^‡
2005–	Greece	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:17, 22 December 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:17, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Stefanos Kotsolis (Greek: Στέφανος Κοτσόλης; born 5 June 1979) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Panathinaikos in the Greek Superleague.

Club career

Panathinaikos

Born in Athens, Kotsolis joined Panathinaikos as an 18-year-old youth player in 1997 and made sporadic appearances over his first five seasons at Panathinaikos. The imposing form of first-choice keeper Antonios Nikopolidis kept Kotsolis at bay for most of that time. Kotsolis, then the great hope of Greek goalkeeping, has waited patiently for an opportunity to break into the Panathinaikos first team, but Nikopolidis was always too good to be a second-choice. He made his professional debut for Panathinaikos on 13 April 1999, in a Greek Cup game against Athinaikos.^[1]

AEL

In 2005 he was transferred to AE Larissa where he made a total of 121 appearances, playing there until June 2009.^[2] He won the Greek Cup in the season 2006/2007, beating his former club Panathinaikos for 1-2 in the Panthessaliko Stadium in [Volos|^[3]].

AC Omonia

He was then transferred to Cypriot club Omonia, from where he was released in summer 2010.^[1] Here he won Cypriot First Division and the LTV Super Cup.

Panathinaikos

On 8 February 2011 he returned to Panathinaikos F.C. after five and a half years of absence from the team.^[1] On 23 July 2013, he renewed his contract for 2 more years. The 26 of April 2014 won his third Greek Cup with Panathinaikos playing the final against PAOK FC.

International career

He is a former Greece under-21 international and team captain at the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.^[4] He is also a senior international with Greece, making 5 appearances since 2005.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 8 February 2015

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe*		Other**		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Panathinaikos	1998-99	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1999–00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2000-01	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2001-02	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2002-03	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2003-04	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2004-05	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Total		8	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
AEL	2005-06	27	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	34	0
	2006-07	25	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
	2007-08	17	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	25	0
	2008-09	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
Total		100	0	16	0	5	0	0	0	121	0
Omonia	2009–10	15	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	20	0
Total		15	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	20	0
Panathinaikos	2010-11	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	2011-12	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
	2012-13	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2013-14	6	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	16	0
	2014-15	4	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	14	0
Total		14	0	14	0	8	0	2	0	38	0
Career total		137	0	45	0	17	0	2	0	201	0

(* Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League) (** Includes SuperLeague Playoffs )

Honours

Panathinaikos

• Alpha Ethniki: 2003–04
• Greek Cup: 2004, 2013–14

Larissa

• Greek Cup: 2006–07

Omonia

• Cypriot First Division: 2009–10
• LTV Super Cup: 2010

References

1. "Επέστρεψε στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Κοτσόλης (Kotsolis returns to Panathinaikos)" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 8 February 2011.
2. "Για ακόμα δύο χρόνια στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Κοτσόλης (Kotsolis to Panathinaikos for two more years)" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 4 July 2011.
3. Volos
4. Seretis, I. (12 May 2002). "ΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΣ ΚΟΤΣΟΛΗΣ (Stefanos Kotsolis)". To Vima (in Greek).
5. Stefanos Kotsolis at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Official Website Of Stefanos Kotsolis
• Profile at Onsports.gr