Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Piraeus, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Asteras Tripoli (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2004 | Olympiacos | 152 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | → Proodeftiki (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Messina | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Ascoli | 14 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Siena | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | PAS Giannina | 16 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Iraklis | 28 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Panionios | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 276 | (0) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2001 | Greece | 12 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | Panionios | ||
| 2013–2014 | AEK Larnaca | ||
| 2015 | Olympiacos Volou | ||
| 2015–2016 | Panthrakikos | ||
| 2016 | Veria | ||
| 2016–2017 | Asteras Tripoli | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 June 2008 |
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Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos (Greek: Δημήτριος Ελευθερόπουλος; born 7 August 1976) is a retired Greek goalkeeper and the former manager of Asteras Tripoli. In the past he played for the Greek national team.
Born in Piraeus, and an ardent supporter of major Greek club Olympiacos, where he started playing as a goalkeeper at a very young age. Except for 1996, when he was loaned to Proodeftiki, he played for Olympiakos from 1994 to 2004, winning seven championships in a row.
He was the young third goalkeeper in 1997's Olympiacos roster behind Foto Strakosha and Alekos Rantos but injuries and bad games from the previous two made coach Dusan Bajevic to give him a chance. His astonishing performances, which included impossible saves and penalty stops eventually lifted Eleftheropoulos to the level of an idol earning the nickname of "The Eagle", being one of the masterpieces for Olympiakos championship after ten years of disappointments.
He lost nearly all the 1998 season due to a severe knee injury, which was worsened by a badly treated arthrosis that also affected his shoulder. This did not prevent a glorious comeback in the 1999 UEFA Champions League, with Olympiacos advancing to quarterfinals for the first time and being chosen as the best goalkeeper in the competition.
On 23 October 2001, Eleftheropoulos made a sensational penalty save to Ruud van Nistelrooy at 65th-minute between Manchester United and Olympiacos for Champions League, in Old Trafford. It was the only penalty missed by the Dutch international striker for that season.
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