Nikos Tsiantakis

Nikos Tsiantakis

Personal information
Full name	Nikolaos Tsiantakis
Date of birth	(1963-10-20) 20 October 1963
Place of birth	Gorgogyri, Trikala, Greece
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1985	Atromitos
1985–1987	Panionios	61	(6)
1987–1994	Olympiacos	186	(22)
1994–1995	Aris	27	(4)
1995–1997	Ionikos	47	(3)
1997–1998	OFI	24	(1)
1998–1999	Ethnikos Asteras	6	(0)
Total		351	(36)
International career
1988–1994	Greece	47	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikos Tsiantakis (Greek: Νίκος Τσιαντάκης, born 20 October 1963) is a Greek former football midfielder.

Career

He most prominently played for Panionios NFC and Olympiacos. His appearance at the 1994 World Cup rounded off his national team career, which lasted from 1988 to 1994, giving him 47 caps and 2 international goals. Shortly after the World Cup he went from Olympiacos to Aris Thessaloniki F.C., playing for various Greek teams before retiring in 1999. Currently owning a PROPO (Greek betting) shop, in Pefki (Athens suburb). While playing, he demonstrated great pace and dribbling skills and possessed an amazing cross-pass skill.

Career statistics

Season	Club	Matches	Goals
1985–86	Panionios	26	3
1986–87		26	3
1987–88		9	0
	Olympiacos	17	3
1988–89		30	4
1989–90		30	3
1990–91		29	2
1991–92		30	3
1992–93		29	4
1993–94		30	3
1994–95		1	0
	Aris	19	4
1995–96		8	0
	Ionikos	15	0
1996–97		32	3
1997–98	OFI	19	1
1998–99		5	0
	Ethnikos Asteras	6	0

External links

• Nikos Tsiantakis at National-Football-Teams.com