Stelios Manolas

Stelios Manolas

Personal information
Full name	Stylianos Manolas
Date of birth	July 13, 1961 (1961-07-13) (age 49)
Place of birth	Naxos, Greece
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1979–1998	AEK Athens	451	(34)
Total		451	(34)
National team
1982–1994	Greece	71	(6)
Teams managed
	Greece U-21
Honours[show] Gold Greek Cup 1983 Gold Alpha Ethniki 1989 Gold Greek Super Cup 1989 Gold Greek League Cup 1990 Gold Pre-Mediterranean Cup 1991 Gold Alpha Ethniki 1992 Gold Alpha Ethniki 1993 Gold Alpha Ethniki 1994 Gold Greek Cup 1996 Gold Greek Super Cup 1996 Gold Greek Cup 1997
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Stylianos "Stelios" Manolas (Greek: Στέλιος Μανωλάς) (born on 13 July 1961 in Naxos, Greece) is a retired Greek international football player who played as a centre back. He is arguably the best football defender ever to come out from Greece.

Playing career

Club career

Manolas was brought to AEK Athens' youth academy whe he was still 15 years old by Dimitris Karousis. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Kastoria on 24 February 1980 and became a mainstay in AEK Athens' defense until his retirement on 17 May 1998 in a 2–0 win against Skoda Xanthi. His untamed nature caused problems with his managers, most notably with Dušan Bajević and Alketas Panagoulias.

International career

He was capped 67 times by the Greece national football team, scoring 6 goals, and was a member of the 1994 FIFA World Cup squad.

Managerial career

After his playing days were over, Manolas coached the Greek under-21 team.

Statistics

International

National team	Season	Apps	Goals
Greece	1982	01	0
	1983	01	0
	1984	07	1
	1985	05	0
	1986	08	0
	1987	07	0
	1988	06	2
	1989	07	0
	1990	08	2
	1991	04	1
	1992	05	0
	1993	06	0
	1994	06	0
Total		71	6

Last updated: 2010-3-03

Stelios Manolas: International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1984-10-09	Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece	Israel	2–2	2–2	Friendly
2	1988-02-17	Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece	Northern Ireland	1–1	3–2	Friendly
3	1988-02-17	Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece	Northern Ireland	2–2	3–2	Friendly
4	1990-03-28	Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece	Israel	1–0	2–1	Friendly
5	1990-03-28	Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece	Israel	2–1	2–1	Friendly
6	1991-01-23	Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece	Portugal	2–2	3–2	1992 EUQ

Honours

AEK Athens

* Greek Cup: 3

1983, 1996, 1997

* Alpha Ethniki: 4

1989, 1992, 1993, 1994

* Greek Super Cup: 2

1989, 1996

* Greek League Cup: 1

1990

* Pre-Mediterranean Cup: 1

1991

Greece squad - 1994 World Cup 1 Minou | 2 Apostolakis | 3 Kolitsidakis | 4 Manolas | 5 Kalitzakis | 6 Tsalouchidis | 7 Saravakos | 8 Nioplias | 9 Machlas | 10 Mitropoulos | 11 Tsiantakis | 12 Marangos | 13 Karagiannis | 14 Dimitriadis | 15 Karkamanis | 16 Alexoudis | 17 Hantzidis | 18 Karataidids | 19 Kofidis | 20 Atmatzidis | 21 Alexandris | 22 Alexiou | Coach Panagoulias

Greek footballers

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