Dimitrios Spentzopoulos () (born 8 March 1950), is a former

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(striker) born in

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. He was a member of the great

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

football team that impressed

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in the seventies and participated in the 1974 UEFA Cup. Spentzopoulos was transferred at the end of the 1972–73 season to Panachaiki from

Kalamata FC Kalamata Football Club () is a Greek professional association football, football club based in Kalamata, Messenia. They compete in the Super League Greece 2, the second tier of the Greek football league system. The club's home ground is the Kalama ...

, and his prolific scoring helped the Great lady of Peloponnesus to remain a significant power in the Greek First Division. He led the league in goal-scoring with 15 goals during the 1977–78 season.

Statistics

Dimitris Spentzopoulos scored 73 goals in the Greek First Division, 67 for

and 6 for Kalamata FC.

References

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