Kostas Salapasidis

Kostas Salapasidis (born 1 July 1978) is an Australian former soccer player.

Kostas Salapasidis
Personal information
Full name Kostas Salapasidis
Date of birth (1978-07-01) 1 July 1978
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Adelaide City 51 (1)
1998–1999 Wollongong City 18 (5)
1999–2000 SD Compostela 14 (1)
2000 Lugano 4 (0)
2001 Adelaide City 7 (0)
2001–2002 Kallithea
2002–2004 Parramatta Power 31 (9)
2005 South Melbourne 29 (1)
2008–2009 Adelaide Galaxy 10 (0)
International career
1997 Australia U20 14 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Started a professional soccer career with Adelaide City in Australian National Soccer League. A striker with a good eye for goal, he played for Wollongong City FC, SD Compostela and Parramatta Power.

International career

Salapasidis represented Australia under-20 in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia. He started in all three group games against Canada,[1] Hungary,[2] and Argentina, scoring all four goals in the 4–3 win against Argentina that secured qualification to the Round of 16.[3] He started the Round of 16 match against Japan, a game Australia lost 1–0.[4]

References
  1. "Australia 0–0 Canada". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. "Hungary 0–1 Australia". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. "Argentina 3–4 Australia". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. "Australia 0–1 Japan". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 June 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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