Miltiadis Sapanis

Miltiadis Sapanis
Personal information
Full name Miltiadis Sapanis
Date of birth (1976-01-28) 28 January 1976
Place of birth Pentalofos, Thessaloniki, Greece
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Naoussa 81 (3)
1997–2001 Paniliakos 74 (14)
2001–2005 Panathinaikos 42 (8)
2005–2007 AEK Athens 12 (0)
2007–2008 APOEL 11 (1)
2008 Ionikos 12 (3)
2008–2009 Kavala 29 (6)
2009–2010 Thrasyvoulos 29 (2)
2010–2012 Agrotikos Asteras 29 (5)
2012 Iraklis 14 (4)
2012–2019 Doxa Pentalofos
International career
2004 Greece Olympic (O.P.) 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miltiadis Sapanis (Greek: Μιλτιάδης Σαπάνης; born 28 January 1976) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Sapanis started his career in 1994 at Naoussa. In 1997 he moved to Paniliakos, where he played for four years. Afterwards, he signed for Panathinaikos.[1] There he won the domestic double in 2004. On 1 June 2005 after his contract was expired Sapanis joined the city rivals, AEK Athens,[2] where he failed to established himself in the squad.

On 10 January 2007 he was transferred to the Cypriot side, APOEL.[3] where he helped the team to win the 2006–07 Cypriot First Division. Then he returned to Greece and played for Ionikos and Kavala, before moving to Agrotikos Asteras. In 2012 he moved to Iraklis for a brief spell and then to Doxa Pentalofos, where he retired in 2019.

International career

Sapanis played for Greece at the 2004 Olympic Games.[4][5]

Personal life

His brother Ilias is also a former footballer, who played in Greece and Italy.

Honours

Panathinaikos

APOEL

References

  1. ↑ "Miltos Sapanis: Facts". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "Συμβόλαιο 2+1 υπέγραψε στην ΑΕΚ ο Σαπάνης-Στην "Ένωση" και ο Πλιάτσικας". in.gr (in Greek). 2 June 2005.
  3. ↑ "Στον ΑΠΟΕΛ ο Σαπάνης". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online.
  4. ↑ "Miltiadis Sapanis". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
  5. ↑ Miltiadis Sapanis – FIFA competition record (archived)