Charalampos Xanthopoulos
{{short description|Greek footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Babis Xanthopoulos
| fullname = {{nowrap|Charalampos Xanthopoulos}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|8|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Thessaloniki, Greece
| currentclub =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| years1 = 1974–1987
| caps1 = 283
| goals1 = 14
| clubs1 = Iraklis
| years2 = 1987–1988
| caps2 = 52
| goals2 = 7
| clubs2 = Pierikos
| nationalteam1 = Greece
| totalcaps = 335
| totalgoals = 21
| nationalyears1 = 1978–1985
| nationalcaps1 = 27
| nationalgoals1 = 0
|pcupdate = 3 February 2011
|ntupdate = 3 February 2011
}}
Charalampos "Babis" Xanthopoulos ({{langx|el|Χαράλαμπος "Μπάμπης" Ξανθόπουλος}}; born 29 August 1956) is a former Greek footballer.
Club career
Xanthopoulos spent most of his career with Iraklis being third in league appearances for the club with 283.{{Cite web |script-title=el:ΡΕΚΟΡ ΤΗΣ ΟΜΑΔΑΣ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΟΥ |url=http://clubs.pathfinder.gr/Iraklideas/717364 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826154718/http://clubs.pathfinder.gr/Iraklideas/717364 |archive-date=26 August 2009 |access-date=28 December 2013 |publisher=Irakleideas |language=Greek}} Xanthopoulos was in the starting line-up of Iraklis in the 1976 Cup final, that earned him and the club the only nationwide title to date.{{Cite web |date=9 June 2013 |title=Σαν σήμερα γράφεται το έπος του 1976 |url=http://www.bluearena.gr/index.php/kyanoleyka/classic-blues/21668-san-simera-grafetai-to-epos-toy-1976 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014043633/http://www.bluearena.gr/index.php/kyanoleyka/classic-blues/21668-san-simera-grafetai-to-epos-toy-1976 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |access-date=28 December 2013 |publisher=Bluearena.gr}} He finished his career with Pierikos appearing in 52 matches for the club and scoring 7 goals.{{Cite web |title=Όλες οι Συμμετοχές |url=http://pierikos.info/site/index.php/106-%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81/579-%CE%BF%CE%B9-150-%CF%80%CF%81%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%B9-%CF%83%CE%B5-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%87%CE%AD%CF%82 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231011120/http://pierikos.info/site/index.php/106-%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81/579-%CE%BF%CE%B9-150-%CF%80%CF%81%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%B9-%CF%83%CE%B5-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%87%CE%AD%CF%82 |archive-date=31 December 2013 |access-date=28 December 2013 |publisher=Σύνδεσμος Φίλων Ιστορίας Πιερικού (Pierikos History Club)}}{{Cite web |title=Σκόρερς όλων των επίσημων αγώνων |url=http://pierikos.info/site/index.php/106-%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81/590-%CF%80%CF%81%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%B9-%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%82-%CF%8C%CE%BB%CF%89%CE%BD-%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD-%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%87%CF%8E%CE%BD |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231064502/http://pierikos.info/site/index.php/106-%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81/590-%CF%80%CF%81%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%B9-%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%82-%CF%8C%CE%BB%CF%89%CE%BD-%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD-%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%87%CF%8E%CE%BD |archive-date=31 December 2013 |access-date=28 December 2013 |publisher=Σύνδεσμος Φίλων Ιστορίας Πιερικού (Pierikos History Club)}}
International career
Xanthopoulos earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.{{Cite web |script-title=el:Συμμετοχές Γκολ Ξ |url=http://www.epo.gr/Default.aspx?a_id=40738 |access-date=28 December 2013 |publisher=Hellenic Football Federation |language=Greek}} He made his debut in an away win against Australia on 11 June 1978.{{Cite web |script-title=el:Εθνική Ανδρών 1976-1980 |url=http://www.epo.gr/Default.aspx?a_id=40738 |access-date=28 December 2013 |publisher=Hellenic Football Federation |language=Greek}}
Achievements
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|pid=22642}}
{{Greece Squad 1980 UEFA Euro}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
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Category:Greek men's footballers
Category:Greece men's international footballers
Category:UEFA Euro 1980 players
Category:Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players
Category:S.F.K. Pierikos (football) players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Men's association football midfielders