Charis Kopitsis (Greek: Χάρης Κοπιτσής; born 5 March 1969) is a former Greek professional footballer and manager. He is the Director of Football at Egaleo.

Charis Kopitsis
Personal information
Full name Charilaos Kopitsis
Date of birth (1969-03-05) 5 March 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Position(s) Right back, Midfielder
Youth career
Anagennisi Karditsa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1986 Orfeas Aigaleo
1986–1987 Egaleo 27 (3)
1987–1992 Panionios 83 (2)
1992–2001 AEK Athens 178 (10)
2001–2002 Egaleo 3 (0)
2002 Panionios 0 (0)
2002–2003 Panelefsiniakos
Managerial career
2004–2005 AEK Athens U17
2008–2014 AEK Athens U17
2016–2019 AGS Nea Peramos
2019 Akratitos
2020 Akratitos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Kopitsis started his career in 1984 at Orfeas Aigaleo and in the summer of 1986 he was moved to Egaleo. He played there for a season and a half, competing in the second and third division.

In December of 1987 he was transferred to Panionios, where he gradually earned a starting position the following season, when the team reached the final of the Greek Cup in 1989.[1] However, he did not play in the final. He was transferred to AEK Athens in December 1992.

He played mainly as a right back, but also as a right midfielder. In his many years of career in AEK, he was a key player and a substitute player at other times, but he always had an active participation in the team. He had remarkable performance in April 1993 at the crucial home derby against Panathinaikos, where he unleashed a firebolt and made the final 3–1 for AEK, he even saw a red card because he took off his shirt in celebration.[2] In January 1994 he also had a great performance against the same opponent scoring the first of the 2 goals, with a power shot, that led AEK to win the match and eventually the title.[3] Kopitsis won 2 championships, 3 cups and 1 Super Cup with AEK before leaving the club in 2001.

He returned to Egaleo and the following season to Panionios. However, he did not manage to find a starting position and moved to Panelefsiniakos in the fourth division, where he ended his career at the end of the season.[4]

After football

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Kopitsis started working at the academies of AEK. In April 2016, he was also elected a member of the Board of Directors of Amateur AEK. From 2020 he became the director of football at Egaleo and at the same time he worked as a coach at Akratitos.[5]

Honours

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AEK Athens

References

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  1. ^ "Greece Cup 1988/89". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "1992-93 (27) ΑΕΚ-ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΙΚΟΣ" – via youtube.com.
  3. ^ "1993 - 94 ΑΕΚ - ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΙΚΟΣ 2-0 ( MEGA )" – via youtube.com.
  4. ^ "Χάρης Κοπιτσής". aekpedia.com.
  5. ^ "Ο Χάρης Κοπιτσής στο Αιγάλεω". sportstonoto.gr. 23 January 2020.