Paraschos Zouboulis Explained

Paris Zouboulis
Fullname:Paraschos Zouboulis
Birth Date:1970 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Aridaia, Greece
Height:1.76 m
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Doxa Exaplatanos
Years1:1992–1994
Clubs1:Edessaikos
Caps1:63
Goals1:17
Years2:1994–1998
Clubs2:PAOK
Caps2:113
Goals2:29
Years3:1998–1999
Caps3:17
Goals3:6
Years4:1999–2002
Clubs4:Skoda Xanthi
Caps4:50
Goals4:17
Years5:2002–2003
Clubs5:Apollon Kalamarias
Caps5:23
Goals5:8
Years6:2003
Clubs6:Kerkyra
Caps6:9
Goals6:0
Years7:2003–2004
Clubs7:Rodos
Caps7:22
Goals7:5
Years8:2004–2005
Clubs8:Levadiakos
Caps8:5
Goals8:2
Years9:2005–2007
Clubs9:Edessaikos
Totalcaps:302
Totalgoals:84
Manageryears1:2013–2015
Managerclubs1:Panetolikos (assistant)
Manageryears2:2015–2016
Managerclubs2:AEL Limassol (assistant)
Manageryears3:2016
Managerclubs3:Asteras Tripolis (assistant)
Manageryears4:2017–2018
Managerclubs4:Panetolikos (assistant)
Manageryears5:2019–2020
Managerclubs5:Edessaikos

Paraschos "Paris" Zouboulis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πάρης Ζουμπούλης; born 30 August 1970) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward and a manager.[1] [2]

Club career

Zoumboulis started his career from Doxa Exaplatanos of Aridaia[3] and was transferred to Edessaikos in 1992, where he played for two seasons in the first division.[4] This was followed by the move to PAOK, where he played until 1998. In his first season with the club of Thessaloniki, he scored 9 league goals, including two against Aris, in a 2–0 home win. The following season he scored again in another PAOK victory over Aris at Toumba Stadium by 1–0.[5] The completion of the competitive obligations found Zoumboulis again top scorer of the club with 13 goals, a performance that at the same time elevated him to the tenth place in the table of scorers of the league.[6]

In 1998 Zoumboulis was loaned to AEK Athens for a season in an exchange with Triantafyllos Machairidis.[7] Despite usually playing as a substitute, he scored 6 goals in 17 appearances.[8] The following season he was transferred to Skoda Xanthi, where in his first season he scored 11 goals in the league, a performance that brought him to the eighth place in the table of scorers together with Saša Jovanović and Frousos.[9] In December 2001, his contract with Xanthi was expiread and then he moved to Apollon Kalamarias where he played in the second division. He then played for Kerkyra in 2003 for a while, before moving to Rodos for a season and then to Levadiakos, where he played until 2005 before returning to Edessaikos, where he ended his career in 2007. At the first division, Zoumboulis scored 71 goals in 243 appearances.[10]

Managerial career

Zoumboulis coached for the first time at Doxa Exaplatanos which participated in the local championship of the Pella. Later he was an assistant coach at Panetolikos, AEL Limassol and Asteras Tripolis, while in the summer of 2019 he took over the technical leadership of Edessaikos, from which he left in January 2020 having 9 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in the league.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: aek365. Η απάντηση της ΑΕΚ και ο "καψούρης" Ζουμπούλης. Greek.
  2. Web site: Profile Paris Zouboulis. besoccer.com.
  3. Web site: Greece 1992/93. Mastrogiannopoulos. Alexander. 21 March 2004. RSSSF. 4 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Zouboulis: Four goals in Panileiako. Isaakidis. Giorgos. October 5, 1998. tanea.gr. TA NEA. January 4, 2020.
  5. Kirtsos. Kyriakos. 14 March 2010. Aris vs PAOK. El Clasico. MetroSport newspaper insert. 22.
  6. Web site: Greece 1995/96. Mastrogiannopoulos. Alexander. 26 April 2003. RSSSF.
  7. Web site: Πάρης Ζουμπούλης. aekpedia.com.
  8. Web site: Zouboulis passed away from AEK. Xenakis. Yiannis. 17 August 1999. hri.org. Eleftherotypia Online SPOR. 4 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Greece 1999/00. April 26, 2003. RSSSF. English. January 4, 2020.
  10. Web site: Championship 2001-02 National Division: SKODA XANTHI (Total Stats After 26 days). Galanis Sports Data. 4 January 2020.
  11. Web site: Paris Zoumboulis: Projects and days at the helm of Edessaikos. Mintzas. Stephanos. 22 January 2020. pellanews.gr. Pella News. 13 December 2020.