Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stylianos Manolas | ||
Date of birth | 13 July 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Naxos, Greece | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Center back | ||
Youth career | |||
1974–1979 | AEK Athens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1998 | AEK Athens | 447 | (35) |
Total | 447 | (35) | |
International career | |||
1982–1995 | Greece | 71 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
2004 | Greece U21 | ||
2012–2013 | Niki Volos | ||
2014–2016 | AEK Athens U20 | ||
2015 | AEK Athens (caretaker) | ||
2016 | AEK Athens | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stelios Manolas (Greek: Στέλιος Μανωλάς, born 13 July 1961) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a center back for AEK Athens and a current manager. Widely regarded as the best Greek defender of his era, being one of the few Greek footballers to have played his entire professional career for a single club. In 2021, the IFFHS chose him in Greece's best XI of all time.[1]