Kostas Salapasidis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kostas Salapasidis | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Adelaide City | 51 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Wollongong City | 18 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | SD Compostela | 14 | (1) |
| 2000 | Lugano | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | Adelaide City | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Kallithea | ||
| 2002–2004 | Parramatta Power | 31 | (9) |
| 2005 | South Melbourne | 29 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Adelaide Galaxy | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Australia U20 | 14 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kostas Salapasidis (born 1 July 1978) is an Australian former soccer player.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Australia 0–0 Canada". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Hungary 0–1 Australia". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Argentina 3–4 Australia". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Australia 0–1 Japan". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
External links
[edit]- Kostas Salapasidis at Aussie Footballers
- Young Socceroo Matches for 1997 at ozfootball.net
- Kostas Salapasidis at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- Australian men's soccer players
- 1978 births
- Soccer players from Melbourne
- Australia men's international soccer players
- Australian expatriate men's soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- SD Compostela footballers
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- Living people
- Adelaide City FC players
- FFSA Super League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Men's association football forwards