Nikos Tsiantakis (, born 20 October 1963) is a Greek former football

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Club career

Tsiantakis most prominently played for

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

and

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

. In the summer of 1994 he moved to

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, playing for various Greek teams before retiring in 1999. While playing, he demonstrated great pace and dribbling skills and possessed an amazing cross-pass skill.

International career

Tsiantakis played at the

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with

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. From 1988 to 1994, he made 47 caps and 2 international goals.

After football

Tsiantakis currently owns a PROPO (Greek betting) shop, in Pefki (Athens suburb).

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* 1963 births Living people Greek men's footballers Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players 1994 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football midfielders Olympiacos F.C. players Greece men's international footballers Panionios F.C. players OFI Crete F.C. players Ionikos F.C. players Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players Super League Greece players People from Trikala (regional unit) Footballers from Thessaly 20th-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-footy-bio-stub