Michalis Kapsis

Michalis Kapsis

Personal information
Full name	Michalis Kapsis
Date of birth	(1973-10-18) 18 October 1973 (age 43)
Place of birth	Piraeus, Greece
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Aris Nikeas	21	(0)
1991–1992	AO Neapolis	24	(0)
1992–1993	Anagennissi Artas	18	(1)
1993–1999	Ethnikos Piraeus	123	(2)
1999–2004	AEK Athens	111	(3)
2004–2005	Bordeaux	30	(0)
2005–2006	Olympiacos	10	(1)
2006–2008	APOEL	15	(0)
2008–2010	Levadiakos FC	27	(0)
2010–2011	Ethnikos Piraeus	12	(0)
Total		391	(7)
National team‡
2003–2007	Greece	34	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 November 2007

Michalis Kapsis (Greek: Μιχάλης Καψής) (born on 18 October 1973 in Nikaia) is a retired Greek football player, who played at the position of central defender. Kapsis was an integral part of Greece's UEFA Euro 2004 winning squad. At club level, he played most notably for Olympiacos, Girondins de Bordeaux and AEK Athens. He is the son of Anthimos Kapsis, who played for Panathinaikos in the 1971 European Cup final.

He turned in a number of impressive performances for Aris Nikeas playing 21 games.

In the summer 1991 he joined to AO Neapolis having an impressive performances for AO Neapolis playing 24 games.

In the summer 1992 michalis Kapsis signed for the Greek Third Division team called Anagennissi Artas that launched also the legendary goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis that will become team mate in winning Euro 2004 with Greece Nazional Team. Here Michalis Kapsis played for 1 season for 18 matches and scoring 1 goals.

The step up in class did not have a negative effect on the player's game, Kapsis amassing 30 appearances - his highest tally ever. In total he scored just one goal in 123 games for the new club. Michalis Kapsis helped Ethnikos Piraeus achieve promotion to the Greek top flight in his first season at the club, 1993/94

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