Kostas Salapasidis (born 1 July 1978) is an Australian former soccer player.
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| Full name | Kostas Salapasidis | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Adelaide City | 51 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Wollongong City | 18 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | SD Compostela | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Lugano | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Adelaide City | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Kallithea | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Parramatta Power | 31 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | South Melbourne | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Adelaide Galaxy | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Australia U20 | 14 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editStarted a professional soccer career with Adelaide City in Australian National Soccer League. A striker with a good eye for goal, he played for Wollongong City FC, SD Compostela and Parramatta Power.
International career
editSalapasidis represented Australia under-20 in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia. He started in all three group games against Canada,[1] Hungary,[2] and Argentina, scoring all four goals in the 4–3 win against Argentina that secured qualification to the Round of 16.[3] He started the Round of 16 match against Japan, a game Australia lost 1–0.[4]
Honours
editAustralia U-20
References
edit- ↑ "Australia 0–0 Canada". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Hungary 0–1 Australia". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Argentina 3–4 Australia". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Australia 0–1 Japan". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Young Socceroo Matches for 1997". Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
External links
edit- Kostas Salapasidis at Aussie Footballers
- Young Socceroo Matches for 1997 at ozfootball.net
- Kostas Salapasidis at WorldFootball.net
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