Nikolaos Lyberopoulos
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| Nikolaos Lyberopoulos | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikos Lyberopoulos | |
| Date of birth | August 4, 1975 (age 31) | |
| Place of birth | Filiatra, Greece | |
| Height | 187 cm / 6' 2" | |
| Nickname | "Lybe" | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | AEK Athens | |
| Number | 33 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993 1993-1996 1996-2003 2003-present |
Erani Filiatron PAE Kalamata Panathinaikos AEK Athens |
8 (5) 78 (20) 186 (72) 97 (46) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1996- | Greece | 34 (10) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nikolaos Lyberopoulos is a Greek football player born on the 4th of September, 1975 in Filiatra, near Kalamata. He is a striker that currently plays football for AEK Athens FC. Previously, he played for Erani Filiatron, PAE Kalamata and Panathinaikos.
He is maybe the actual most loved football player from the Peloponnesus. He has played 45 matches for Greece. In those games he has scored 9 goals, his most memorable being the one against Kazakhstan, winning the match for Greece in the last seconds of additional time. When playing for Panathinaikos he reached the semifinal stage of the UEFA Champions League, playing at extreme performance levels. Italian clubs, mainly Juventus and Hellas Verona showed interest in hiring him, but his love to the green trefle made him stay in Athens.
In 2002 he entered conflict with Panathinaiko's bosses due to a desired highly-paid contract extension, that made him leave the club. He had offers from arch rivals Olympiakos and Olympique Marseille and RC Lens from France but he finally chose AEK Athens FC where he is the main weapon of the black and yellow team and also the first offensive choice as well as the team captain. He can play as center forward, right wing and offensive midfielder, and his most recognized gifts are his aim-to-goal shot, his understanding of the game and his technique.
| AEK Athens FC - Current Squad |
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1 Kafes | 4 Moras | 5 Cirillo | 6 Alexopoulos | 7 Kiriakidis | 8 Sapanis | 10 Kone | 11 Manduca | 13 Pautasso | 14 Tziortziopoulos | 15 Papastathopoulos | 16 Zikos | 17 Ivić | 19 Lagos | 20 Pliatsikas | 22 Chiotis | 23 Lakis | 25 Emerson | 28 Sorrentino | 31 Georgeas | 33 Lyberopoulos | 35 Kapetanos | 55 Dellas | 56 Hetemaj | 79 Kapantais | 84 Arabatzis | 85 Fysekis | 88 Tőzsér | 99 Júlio César | Coach: Serra Ferrer |
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