Andrew Vlahos (born 20 April 1976) is a former Australian-Greek

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Biography

Andrew Vlahos began his senior career at

Heidelberg United FC Heidelberg United Alexander Football Club (founded as Alexander the Great-Melbourne Soccer Club) established in 1958 is a football (soccer) club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg West, Victoria, Heidelberg West, Victoria (stat ...

in the

National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...

from 1994 to 1996. When Heidelberg and

Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. ...

formed to make Collingwood Warriors S.C., Vlahos signed for the new club and spent the season there, scoring 6 times in 24 games. The club consequently disbanded and Vlahos moved on to Carlton S.C. A move overseas followed to Greek giant

Panathinaikos F.C. Panathinaikos Football Club ( ), known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO (; ''Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos'', ), is a Greek professional football club based in Athen ...

followed, but due to a lack of playing time, Vlahos moved to AO Agios Nikolaos for the 1999–2000 season. After that, Vlahos returned home to

South Melbourne FC South Melbourne Football Club is an Australian semi-professional Association football, soccer club based in suburb of Albert Park, Victoria, Albert Park, in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The club currently competes in the National P ...

before moving to

Football Kingz FC The Football Kingz were New Zealand's first professional football club. They played in the Australian National Soccer League from 1999 until their disestablishment in 2004, when they were replaced by the New Zealand Knights as an inaugural par ...

. Whilst enjoying previous success in the Belgian Jupiler League with

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Their matricule number is 12. The club plays home games at the 29 ...

, Vlahos decided to return home, to play for

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...

in the inaugural season of the

A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...

. Then after returning to Heidelberg United in the

Victorian Premier League The Victorian Premier League (VPL) is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 2023 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of two divisions that were named after the VPL's breakaway of the National Premier L ...

. In July 2012 he re-joined

In January 2015, Vlahos joined Mill Park SC as the club ambassador. Andy Vlahos joined Fitzroy City Soccer Club in 2016 taking on the job of Head Senior Coach in the Victorian State 2 North West League.

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Andy Vlahos: out in a field of his own
* * 1976 births Living people Australian people of Greek descent Sportspeople of Greek descent Soccer players from Melbourne Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium A-League Men players National Soccer League (Australia) players Belgian Pro League players Super League Greece players Carlton SC players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Football Kingz FC players Melbourne Victory FC players Panathinaikos F.C. players A.O. Agios Nikolaos F.C. players South Melbourne FC players Heidelberg United FC players Hume City FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Collingwood Warriors SC players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Australian men's soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Australian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand {{Australia-footy-bio-stub