Tasos Mitropoulos

Mitropoulos in 1987
Personal information
Full name	Anastasios Mitropoulos
Date of birth	(1957-08-23) 23 August 1957 (age 68)
Place of birth	Volos, Greece
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder striker
Youth career
1976	Aris Petroupolis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1981	Ethnikos Piraeus	112	(25)
1981–1992	Olympiacos	270	(55)
1992–1994	AEK Athens	56	(6)
1994	Panathinaikos	2	(0)
1994–1995	Apollon Smyrnis	13	(1)
1995	Iraklis	8	(1)
1996–1997	Veria	48	(14)
1997	Olympiacos	0	(0)
Total		510	(102)
International career
1978–1994	Greece	77	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tasos Mitropoulos (Greek: Τάσος Μητρόπουλος; born 23 August 1957) is a Greek politician and former international footballer who played as a attacking midfielder. He was given the nickname "Rambo" by the fans of Olympiacos.

Mitropoulos started his football career at local team Aris Petroupolis. In 1976, he joined Ethnikos Piraeus, where he played five seasons. In 1981, he moved on to the largest club of Piraeus, Olympiacos, winning three league titles and two Greek cup titles with the team.

Mitropoulos later played two seasons for AEK Athens, winning two league titles with them, and for Olympiacos' fierce rivals Panathinaikos, albeit only one game. He returned to Olympiacos in 1997 for a final season, retiring at almost 41.

Mitropoulos was also a prominent member of Greece between 1978 and 1994, playing 76 matches and scoring 8 goals. He played at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

After retiring from playing in 1998, Mitropoulos became an assistant coach to Dušan Bajević, Alberto Bigon, Ioannis Matzourakis and Takis Lemonis in Olympiacos. As an assistant coach, he celebrated four consecutive Greek Championships in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

After retiring, Mitropoulos became a politician serving in the Piraeus city council. He ran for Parliament in 2004 for the New Democracy party.

Olympiacos

• Alpha Ethniki: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1997–98
• Greek Cup: 1989–90, 1991–92
• Greek Super Cup: 1987

AEK Athens

• Alpha Ethniki: 1992–93, 1993–94

Panathinaikos

• Alpha Ethniki: 1994–95
• Greek Cup: 1994–95
• Greek Super Cup: 1994

• Tasos Mitropoulos at National-Football-Teams.com
• Phantis Wiki entry