Stelios Manolas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stylianos Manolas | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Naxos, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1978 | AEK Athens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–2000 | AEK Athens | 447 | (34) |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1995 | Greece | 71 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004 | Greece U-21 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Niki Volos | ||
| 2014–2016 | AEK Athens U20 | ||
| 2015 | AEK Athens (Interim) | ||
| 2016 | AEK Athens (Interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stylianos "Stelios" Manolas (Greek: Στέλιος Μανωλάς) (born 13 July 1961) is a Greek former football player and manager. Arguably the best Greek defender of his era, he was capped 71 times by Greece, as well as being one of only a few Greek footballers to have played his entire professional career for a single club - AEK Athens FC.
Stelios is the uncle of Roma and Greek national team defender Kostas Manolas. His son, Konstantinos, plays as a defender for AEK Athens FC.
Stelios Manolas was born on the island of Naxos in 1961. He was exposed to football from a young age, playing on the streets and vacant lots in and around the Athens suburb of Galatsi, where he lived during his childhood. In his early teens he, including his friend Kostas Antoniou, played for a small amateur club, Aetos Galatsiou (Eagle of Galatsi), where he was discovered by scouts and brought to the attention of AEK Athens FC. At the age of fifteen, he was playing for the AEK Youth Academy teams. Over time, he was noticed not only for his technical skill, but for his intelligence, and tactical nous. In January 1980, he signed his first professional contract with the club.
As a young player, owing to his solid technical training, his dynamism and perception, as well as a winning spirit, he was able to offer both in the team's defense and attack. He was the mastermind of the defense and at the same time the one who influenced the whole team more than any other person, boosting the confidence of his teammates. He was a stopper and a libero, although he was first recognised as a right-back, a position assigned to him Miltos Papapostolou.
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