Christos Dimopoulos


Christos Dimopoulos is a retired Greek footballer who played for PAOK and Panathinaikos F.C. His nickname was "Fonias" of Greek football. He played as a forward.

Career

Dimopoulos was born in Gastouni, Greece. He started his professional career in Aias Gastounis. He played for PAOK from 1980 to 1985, scoring 47 league goals in 112 appearances and 5 UEFA Cup goals in 8 appearances with the club. At the end of the 1985 season, Dimopoulos signed to Panathinaikos and later played professional with Athinaikos F.C. and Kalamata F.C. He finished his career playing with PAE Pyrgos at Fourth Division during 1994–95 season. Throughout his career, he made 10 appearances for the Greece national football team.
Nowadays, he is believed to be one of the best strikers in PAOK history.