Kostas Salapasidis Explained

Kostas Salapasidis
Fullname:Kostas Salapasidis
Birth Date:1 July 1978
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Position:Striker
Years1:1995–1998
Years2:1998–1999
Years3:1999–2000
Years4:2000
Years5:2001
Years6:2001–2002
Years7:2002–2004
Years8:2005
Years9:2008–2009
Clubs1:Adelaide City
Clubs2:Wollongong City
Clubs3:SD Compostela
Clubs4:Lugano
Clubs5:Adelaide City
Clubs6:Kallithea
Clubs7:Parramatta Power
Clubs8:South Melbourne
Clubs9:Adelaide Galaxy
Caps1:51
Goals1:1
Caps2:18
Goals2:5
Caps3:14
Goals3:1
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Caps5:7
Goals5:0
Caps7:31
Goals7:9
Caps8:29
Goals8:1
Caps9:10
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:1997
Nationalteam1:Australia U20
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:13

Kostas Salapasidis (born 1 July 1978) is an Australian former soccer player.

Club career

Started a professional soccer career with Adelaide City in Australian National Soccer League. A striker with a good eye for goal, he played for Wollongong City FC, SD Compostela and Parramatta Power.

International career

Salapasidis represented Australia under-20 in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia. He started in all three group games against Canada,[1] Hungary,[2] and Argentina, scoring all four goals in the 4–3 win against Argentina that secured qualification to the Round of 16.[3] He started the Round of 16 match against Japan, a game Australia lost 1–0.[4]

References

  1. News: Australia 0–0 Canada . 18 June 1997 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 27 March 2015.
  2. News: Hungary 0–1 Australia . 20 June 1997 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 27 March 2015.
  3. News: Argentina 3–4 Australia . 23 June 1997 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 27 March 2015.
  4. News: Australia 0–1 Japan . 26 June 1997 . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 27 March 2015.

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