Nikos Tsiantakis

{{short description|Greek footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nikos Tsiantakis

| image =

| fullname = Nikolaos Tsiantakis

| height = {{convert|1.80|m|abbr=on}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|10|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gorgogyri, Trikala, Greece[https://www.sport24.gr/Files/o-nikos-tsiantakhs-einai-h-epitomh-twn-90s.4900192.html Ο Νίκος Τσιαντάκης είναι η επιτομή των 90'ς sport24.gr]

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1981–1985

| years2 = 1985–1987

| years3 = 1987–1994

| years4 = 1994–1995

| years5 = 1995–1997

| years6 = 1997–1998

| years7 = 1998–1999

| clubs1 = Atromitos

| clubs2 = Panionios

| clubs3 = Olympiacos

| clubs4 = Aris

| clubs5 = Ionikos

| clubs6 = OFI

| clubs7 = Ethnikos Asteras

| caps2 = 61

| caps3 = 186

| caps4 = 27

| caps5 = 47

| caps6 = 24

| caps7 = 6

| goals2 = 6

| goals3 = 22

| goals4 = 4

| goals5 = 3

| goals6 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| totalcaps = 351

| totalgoals = 36

| nationalyears1 = 1988–1994

| nationalteam1 = Greece

| nationalcaps1 = 47

| nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

Nikos Tsiantakis ({{langx|el|Νίκος Τσιαντάκης}}, born 20 October 1963) is a Greek former football midfielder.

Club career

Tsiantakis most prominently played for Panionios and Olympiacos. In the summer of 1994 he moved to Aris, playing for various Greek teams before retiring in 1999. While playing, he demonstrated great pace and dribbling skills and possessed an amazing cross-pass skill.

International career

Tsiantakis played at the 1994 World Cup with national team. From 1988 to 1994, he made 47 caps and 2 international goals.

After football

Tsiantakis currently owns a PROPO (Greek betting) shop, in Pefki (Athens suburb).

Career statistics

class="wikitable"

! Season

! Club

! Matches

! Goals

1985–86

| rowspan=3| Panionios

| 26

| 3

1986–87

| 26

| 3

rowspan=2| 1987–88

| 9

| 0

rowspan=8| 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

rowspan=2| 1994–95

| 1

| 0

rowspan=2| Aris

| 19

| 4

rowspan=2| 1995–96

| 8

| 0

rowspan=2| Ionikos

| 15

| 0

1996–97

| 32

| 3

1997–98

| rowspan=2| OFI

| 19

| 1

rowspan=2| 1998–99

| 5

| 0

Ethnikos Asteras

| 6

| 0

References

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