 antonios nikopolidis (; born 14 january 1971 in arta), is a former greek football player that played as goalkeeper and a current football manager. he is regarded among the best greek goalkeepers of all time having been awarded the most caps in the national team and playing an integral part in the uefa euro 2004 triumph. ==club career== ===anagennisi artas=== nikopolidis made his first steps at his local team of anagennisi artas, from which he was transferred to panathinaikos in the summer of 1989. ===panathinaikos=== he made his debut during the 1990â91 season in a match against his future club, olympiacos. in his first years as a panathinaikos player he was a back-up for jÃ³zef wandzik. in 1995 he played five games as panathinaikos won the championship and three as they retained it the following year. however, it wasn't until the 1997â98 season that he established himself as a regular goalkeeper at the age of 26. in the 2002 champions league, he helped the club reach the quarter-finals but, in the 2003â04 season, he lost his place to konstantinos chalkias when his contract negotiations broke down. panathinaikos offered him â¬400k per year
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