Giorgos Kapouranis

Giorgos Kapouranis
Personal information
Full name	Georgios Kapouranis
Date of birth	20 May 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Olpe, West Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1988	Olympiacos
1988–1991	Panionios
1991–1992	Athinaikos
1992–1997	Panathinaikos
1998–1999	Panachaiki
1999–2000	Thesprotos
International career
	Greece U21
1991–1993	Greece
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giorgos Kapouranis (Greek: Γιώργος Καπουράνης, born 21 February 1970) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in West Germany, he represented the Greece national team.

Kapouranis is perhaps best remembered for his winning goal in a 1995 derby of the eternal enemies between Panathinaikos and his old club Olympiacos.^[1] He was subsequently part of the Panathinaikos team that famously reached the semi-finals of the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League, beating AFC Ajax away in the first leg but losing at home.^[2]

He represented Greece U21 in the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,^[3] and was eventually capped four times for Greece.^[4]

Honours

Olympiacos

Alpha Ethniki: 1986–87

Panathinaikos

Alpha Ethniki: 1994–95, 1995–96
Greek Cup: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95^[4]

References

^ Bratsos, Kostas (21 November 2020). "Ολυμπιακός-Παναθηναϊκός: Ο μύθος γύρω από το γκολ του Καπουράνη" (in Greek). Contra.gr. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ ""Ο Παναθηναϊκός "παγώνει" το Άμστερνταμ»: Ρότσα, Δώνης, Αποστολάκης, Καπουράνης και Μαχαιρίτσας για το επος του «τριφυλλιού"" (in Greek). Gazzetta.gr. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ Giorgos Kapouranis at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b Giorgos Kapouranis at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] Bratsos, Kostas (21 November 2020). "Ολυμπιακός-Παναθηναϊκός: Ο μύθος γύρω από το γκολ του Καπουράνη" (in Greek). Contra.gr. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[2] ""Ο Παναθηναϊκός "παγώνει" το Άμστερνταμ»: Ρότσα, Δώνης, Αποστολάκης, Καπουράνης και Μαχαιρίτσας για το επος του «τριφυλλιού"" (in Greek). Gazzetta.gr. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[3] Giorgos Kapouranis at WorldFootball.net

[nft-4] Giorgos Kapouranis at National-Football-Teams.com

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