Stefanos Kotsolis

Stefanos Kotsolis (; born 5 June 1979) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Panathinaikos Born in Athens, Kotsolis joined Panathinaikos as an 18-year-old youth player in 1997 and made sporadic appearances over his first five seasons at Panathinaikos. The imposing form of first-choice keeper Antonios Nikopolidis and the presence of Józef Wandzik, Kostas Chalkias and Mario Galinović kept Kotsolis most of that time at the bench. He made his professional debut for Panathinaikos on 13 April 1999, in a Greek Cup game against Athinaikos.

AEL In 2005, Kotsolis was transferred to AEL where he made a total of 121 appearances, playing there until June 2009. During season 2006/2007, he won the Greek Cup after beating his former club Panathinaikos at the final.

Omonia He was then transferred to Cypriot club Omonia, from where he was released in summer 2010.

International career He is a former Greece under-21 international and team captain at the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He is also a senior international with Greece, making 5 appearances since 2005.

Career statistics

(* Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League) (** Includes Super League Play-offs )

Honours Panathinaikos Alpha Ethniki: 2003–04 Greek Cup: 2003–04, 2013–14

AEL Greek Cup: 2006–07

Omonia Cypriot First Division: 2009–10 LTV Super Cup: 2010