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Sotiris Liberopoulos (; born 29 June 1977) is a Greek former professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
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.


Club career

Sotiris Liberopoulos was born in
Filiatra Filiatra (), is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a muni ...
in western
Messinia Messenia or Messinia ( ; ) is a regional units of Greece, regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese Administrative regions of Greece, region, in Greece. Until the implementatio ...
and began his career from the local team
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani () is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colours are green a ...
alongside his cousin,
Nikos Nikos (, ''Níkos'') is a Greek given name. It originates from Greek ''Nikolaos'', which means "victory of the people".Liddell & Scott, Abridged Greek Lexicon Although used as a proper first name, Nikos is also a popular nickname of the original ...
. Later on, he played with
Kalamata Kalamata ( ) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece after Patras, and the largest city of the Peloponnese (region), homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regiona ...
where he became one of the most famous players and entered the U-21 team. With Kalamata, he began his debut in the first division on 14 January 1996 against
Apollon Athens Apollon Smyrnis Football Club () is a professional football club based in Athens, Greece, which competes in the Athens FCA first division. It is part of GS Apollon Smyrnis (Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης), ...
at Rizoupoli. He also played by transcription with other teams including Ethnikos Piraeus,
AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...
, the Belgian team
La Louvière La Louvière (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussoit, Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pie ...
, Akratitos,
Kastoria Kastoria (, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Greece, geographic region ...
and from 2007 with Xanthi.


Stats

* 1994–1995:
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani () is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colours are green a ...
: * 1995–1997:
Kalamata Kalamata ( ) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece after Patras, and the largest city of the Peloponnese (region), homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regiona ...
: 14 games * 1997–1998: Ethnikos Piraeus: 10 games * 1998–2001:
Kalamata Kalamata ( ) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece after Patras, and the largest city of the Peloponnese (region), homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regiona ...
: 64 games * 2001–2004:
AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...
: 4 games * 2002–2003:
La Louvière La Louvière (; ) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussoit, Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pie ...
(loan): 0 games * 2004–2005:
Aris Aris or ARIS may refer to: People * Aris (surname) Given name * Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer * Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player * Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano * Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter * Aris Konstantinidis, Greek architect * ...
: 20 games * 2005–2006: Akratitos: 10 games * 2006–2007:
Kastoria Kastoria (, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Greece, geographic region ...
: 21 games * 2007–2013:
Skoda Xanthi Xanthi Football Club () is a Greek Association football, football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace. They play their home matches at Skoda Xanthi Arena Founded in 1967, Xanthi is well set up in terms of their financial support and youth set ...
: 31 games * 2013–2014:
Kallithea Kallithea (Greek language, Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a suburb in Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration and a municipality in South Athens (regional unit), south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth larges ...
: 13 games * 2014–2015: Ermionida: 8 games ---- * 1997–1998: U-21: 18 games


References

*Ethnospor: 9-3-2007, p 80 *
Ta Nea ''Ta Nea'' (; Translation: ''The News'') is a daily newspaper published in Athens. It was owned by Lambrakis Press Group (DOL), which also published the newspaper ''To Vima''. The assets of DOL were acquired in 2017 by Alter Ego Media S.A. The ...
: (1-28-2008), p 32 {{DEFAULTSORT:Liberopoulos Sotiris 1977 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greece men's under-21 international footballers Greek expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Kalamata F.C. players Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players Kastoria 1980 F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players Athens Kallithea F.C. players R.A.A. Louviéroise players Super League Greece players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium People from Filiatra Footballers from the Peloponnese