Stelios Manolas

Stelios Manolas
Personal information
Full name Stylianos Manolas
Date of birth (1961-07-13) 13 July 1961 (age 63)
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]

  1. ^ "IFFHS MEN'S ALL TIME GREECE DREAM TEAM". IFFHS.com. Online. 23 October 2021.