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  Stelios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stelios (Greek: Στέλιος) or formally Stylianos (Greek: Στυλιανός) is a Greek first name.
This name is given to honor St.Stylianos, an orthodox saint, protector of the children.
Stelios is the first name of a number of people:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stelios   (127 words)

  
 icTeesside - Stelios still on cloud nine
Greece's Stelios Giannakopoulos admitted yesterday that never in his wildest dreams did he believe he would be the proud owner of a Euro 2004 winners medal.
Giannakopoulos played in last night's Euro 2004 final win over hosts Portugal at the Estadio da Luz when a second-half goal from Angelos Charisteas saw the Greeks complete a fairytale that scarcely seemed possible at the start of the tournament.
Giannakopoulos said that the victory was one of the best moments of his life.
icteesside.icnetwork.co.uk /euro2004/news/tm_objectid=14396724&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=stelios-still-on-cloud-nine-name_page.html   (720 words)

  
 ITV Football - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Stelios Giannakopoulos believes Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has all the credentials to be a successful future England manager.
Giannakopoulos is in no doubt Allardyce would be an excellent choice as he said: "He has all the qualifications and standards to go for the job because he is experienced, clever and knows football so much.
The fact Wanderers are in Europe was another major factor behind Giannakopoulos' decision to stay at the club, despite the lure of Champions League football with Liverpool as he was close to signing for the Reds before agreeing a new three-year deal with Wanderers.
www.itv-football.co.uk /Story/0,14272,2483_689818,00.html   (674 words)

  
 Liverpoolfc.tv:
Bolton ace Stelios Giannakopoulos has admitted he is flattered to be linked with a move to Liverpool.
Giannakopoulos revealed he is aware of interest from Liverpool in his services and is waiting to see what develops.
Giannakopoulos, who is back in Greece preparing for their World Cup qualifiers with Turkey and Ukraine, is expecting a difficult test against both countries.
www.liverpoolfc.tv /mediawatch/drilldown/MW8231050530-0913.htm   (275 words)

  
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Stelios Giannakopoulos insists Greece are relishing their role as Euro 2004 underdogs.
Stelios Giannakopoulos is doubtful for Greece's Euro 2004 quarter-final with France.
Greece midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos has warned his side are afraid of no one.
www.sportinglife.com /football/euro2004/teams/greece.html   (934 words)

  
 icNewcastle - Toon will lose
Greece winger Stelios Giannakopoulos has warned Newcastle United they are on their way out of the UEFA Cup.
Stelios used to play for United's opponents Olympiakos and he also got a close look at Graeme Souness's side when he scored for Bolton in their defeat at St James' Park nine days ago.
Stelios played in front of 50,000 fans at St James' Park but claims that is nothing compared to the noise the 33,000 Greek supporters will make in the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on Thursday.
icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk /newcastleunited/news/tm_objectid=15271082&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=toon-will-lose-name_page.html   (987 words)

  
 STELIOS TIPS BIG SAM FOR ENGLAND | News, Fixtures, Results, Match Reports, Stats
Stelios Giannakopoulos believes Sam Allardyce has all the credentials to be a successful future England manager.
Now Greece international Giannakopoulos reckons the world is Allardyce's oyster if he continues in the manner which has seen him become one of the leading English managers.
Giannakopoulos is in no doubt Allardyce would be an excellent choice as he said: "He has all the qualifications and standards to go for the job because he is experienced, clever and he knows and loves football so much.
www.sportinglife.com /football/international/england/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/05/09/14/SOCCER_Bolton_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=england   (1095 words)

  
 The Sun News On-line | Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Stelios, Bolton's man of the moment, will have the last and loudest laugh if the club clinch the cherished dream of playing European soccer next season.
Stelios recalled: "All the players were asking me to talk about it when I came back to the dressing room.
Stelios, 30, is having his best run of form since joining Bolton nearly two years ago and will be happy to consider an extension to his contract, which still has a year to run, when the season is over.
www.sunnewsonline.com /webpages/sports/2005/April/26/sports-26-04-2005-003.htm   (1075 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Bolton Wanderers | Stelios commits future to Bolton
Stelios Giannakopoulos has ended speculation over his future by signing a new three-year contract with Bolton.
Giannakopoulos joined Bolton in 2003 on a free transfer from Olympiakos andwas a key figure in Greece's surprise march to glory at Euro 2004.
Bolton feared Giannakopoulos might be unsettled and Liverpool were reported to be on the verge of prising him away from the Reebok Stadium before he agreed a new deal on Friday.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/4187800.stm   (248 words)

  
 Media Centre - "Greece can keep the place it conquered in...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Two weeks after our National Team conquered the European Football Championship in Portugal, Stelios Giannakopoulos was the guest of the interview of the month in Vodafone live!'s Sports category, and spoke of this great success, the future for Greek football, and the much debated stay of coach Otto Rehhagel with the National Team!
Stelios Giannakopoulos graphically described the public's reactions when they meet him: "There are no words to describe and express what is happening...
For Stelios Giannakopoulos, the match against France was a landmark in the National Team's course in Euro 2004, and in our interview he revealed the "secret" of the team's success and made his own proposals for more successes in the future.
www.vodafone.com /article_with_thumbnail/0,3038,CATEGORY_ID=209&LANGUAGE_ID=5&CONTENT_ID=240528,00.html   (275 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Liverpool chasing Giannakopoulos
Stelios Giannakopoulos has admitted that Liverpool have been keen to secure his services.
The 30-year-old Greece winger, who has a year to run on his contract, is currently negotiating a new deal at Bolton.
They keep asking 'Is Stelios staying or going?' and I don't know the answer.
www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0801/Giannakopoulos.html   (145 words)

  
 Vasilis Lakis vs. Stelios Giannakopoulos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Giannakopoulos is good when he changes direction or rotates to lose the opponent, but Lakis is simply the better man when it comes to keeping the ball at high speed and even leaving fast opponents behind.
Heading: Giannakopoulos is better than Lakis, but both of them have a less than average performance in their high game.
Giannakopoulos may be good in all the separate ingredients that would make him the perfect team player but he tends to believe the world revolves around him too often.
www.phantis.com /news?newsID=20020928102633   (1094 words)

  
 Man City confirm Stelios bid
Stelios Giannakopoulos of Greece's national football team heads the ball during a training session of his team in Leipzig, eastern Germany, June 13, 2005.
"Stelios is under contract until the end of the season and negotiations are progressing well in respect of him signing an improved contract," Gartside told the club's official website www.bwfc.co.uk.
Pearce's attempts to lure Fulham's Steed Malbranque to Eastlands have faltered, so the arrival of Giannakopoulos would represent a major coup for the new Blues manager, who has already brought in striking duo Darius Vassell and Andy Cole during the close season.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?ID=65260   (340 words)

  
 Olympiakos fines Giannakopoulos for unauthorized interview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Olympiakos midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos was reprimanded and fined 3 million drachmas by PAE Olympiakos on Friday after the player made an unauthorized interview the day following a Greek championship match against Aigaleo (3-4, 11/4).
At the same time recognizing the state that the player was in, PAE Olympiakos will protect their player for the unjust attack that Giannakopoulos received by the Greek media.
Stelios Giannakopoulos is a professional and at the same time an employee of a big and historic club in Greece which has certain internal rules that apply and are followed by all of it's employees.
www.phantis.com /news?newsID=20011109111604   (284 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Allardyce ready to make Stelios exit tough
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce has warned Manchester City and Liverpool that he will not sell Stelios Giannakopoulos until he has found a suitable replacement.
Both Liverpool and City are believed to be keen to sign the Greek international with a fee of £2million being mentioned, however, Allardyce is determined to make the player's exit as difficult as possible.
"Stelios' situation is an extremely difficult one we need to resolve one way or the other and as quickly as possible," insisted Allardyce.
www.rte.ie /sport/2005/0824/bolton.html   (274 words)

  
 icCoventry - City line up Stelios bid   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Manchester City are lining up a bid for Bolton midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos.
Despite reports claiming a deal has already been done for the Euro 2004 winner, whose contract is due to expire next summer, it is understood City will firm up their interest with a formal offer of around £1million.
However, when it does arrive, City's bid is not likely to be greeted with any enthusiasm by Bolton chairman Phil Gartside, who is desperately trying to get the Greece international to sign a contract extension amid rumoured interest from Liverpool.
iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk /euro2004/news/tm_objectid=15853799&method=full&siteid=50003&headline=city-line-up-stelios-bid-name_page.html   (217 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Bolton Wanderers | Man City told to up Stelios offer
Giannakopoulos is out of contract at Bolton next summer and has also been linked with a move to Liverpool.
Allardyce had previously said that he was "appalled" that City made their bid public on a match day, accusing them of trying to unsettle the Greek international.
He said: "Stelios is a player I like and he will benefit our squad.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/4148408.stm   (309 words)

  
 ireland.com / Today / Sport / Soccer
Stelios Giannakopoulos celebrates scoring the first of his two goals against Everton
There was little hint of what was to come when the second half started but three goals in the space of six minutes changed the landscape of the game.
And the visitors got a fourth two minutes later when Giannakopoulos took advantage of some poor defending for his second goal of the game.
www.ireland.com /sports/soccer/2005/1217/1134117179221_1134840188077.html   (519 words)

  
 icNewcastle - Stelios 'is staying'
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce has warned potential suitors for Stelios Giannakopoulos he will not consider selling unless he has first found a suitable replacement.
Liverpool appear to have emerged as a rival to Manchester City for the signature of the Greece international, with a fee of £2m mentioned.
Allardyce is in no mood to let Stelios leave with the threadbare nature of his squad - just 16 players on duty against Newcastle tonight, should Ricardo Gardner be ruled out.
icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk /0200sport/0100football/tm_objectid=15889859&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=stelios--is-staying--name_page.html   (620 words)

  
 4thegame.com Teams: Squad Page: Stelios Giannakopoulos
At the time of signing, Giannakopoulos had been capped 17 times for Greece and his 13 goals helped Olympiakos clinch their domestic title.
He was ever present for both club and country througout the 2003/04 season, helping Bolton to the Carling Cup final and their highest ever league finish, not to mention helping his country win their first ever major tournament.
Stelios helped Greece pull off the shock of the competition when a very organised side beat hosts Portugal in the opening game as well as the final.
www.4thegame.com /wanadoo/playerprofile.d?personid=3991   (387 words)

  
 Fulham Football Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Jay-Jay Okocha (penalty), Kevin Nolan and Stelios Giannakopoulos got the goals to extend their unbeaten home run to six league games.
A corner from Stelios Giannakopoulos was headed powerfully towards goal by the giant figure of Bruno N'Gotty.
The home side made a lively start to the second half and Greece winger Stelios Giannakopoulos whipped in a volley in the 46th minute that was blocked by Alain Goma.
www.fulhamfc.com /displayContent.asp?id=647800&intAreaID=17   (793 words)

  
 WireImage: Listings
Stelios Giannakopoulos celebrates after scoring the first goal for Bolton versus Norwich...
Stelios Giannakopoulos of Bolton celebrates after the game versus Norwich City, March 19,...
Stelios Giannakopoulos scores the first goal for Bolton versus Norwich City, March 19, 2005,...
www.wireimage.com /GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls=2===107160&nbc1=1   (415 words)

  
 Mirror.co.uk - Sport - Football - STUNNER FOR SAM AS STU SWOOPS FOR £1M STELIOS
Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce swooped for Bolton's Greek star Stelios Giannakopoulos in a dramatic £1m raid last night.
The City chief sees Stelios as an ideal right-sided replacement for Shaun Wright-Phillips, turning to him after Fulham's Steed Malbranque refused to move.
Stelios had seemed destined for Liverpool, who courted him during the close season but ultimately would not offer him the deal - or the guarantee of first-team football - that he wanted.
www.mirror.co.uk /sport/football/tm_objectid=15852599&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=football-spy--stunner-for-sam-as-stu-swoops-for--pound-1m-stelios--name_page.html   (217 words)

  
 City confirm Stelios bid
Stelios was in the Bolton squad which headed to the midlands last night and is expected to play against Villa.
Pearce's attempts to lure Fulham's Steed Malbranque to Eastlands have faltered, so the arrival of Stelios would represent a major coup for the new Blues manager, who has already brought in striking duo Darius Vassell and Andy Cole during the close season.
While City cannot offer Stelios the European action he would get at Bolton this season, with average attendances double that of their north-west neighbours they clearly believe they can offer more hope for the future.
www.manchesteronline.co.uk /sport/football/manchestercity/s/169/169529_city_confirm_stelios_bid.html   (326 words)

  
 icLiverpool - We were untouchable - Stelios
Giannakopoulos played in Sunday night's Euro 2004 final win over hosts Portugal at the Estadio da Luz when a second-half goal from Angelos Charisteas saw the Greeks complete a fairy-tale that scarcely seemed possible at the start of the tournament.
"We were untouchable - we deserve this, the players, the coach (Otto Rehhagel), the supporters and the Greek people all over the world." Giannakopoulos admitted when he and his team-mates arrived in Portugal that thoughts of lifting the Henri Delaunay Trophy did not enter his head.
Giannakopoulos admitted that the Greeks won ugly but insisted that they had to stick to their game plan.
icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk /euro2004/news/tm_objectid=14396922&method=full&siteid=50061&headline=we-were-untouchable---stelios-name_page.html   (692 words)

  
 icWales - Stelios the goal hero with big winner for Stan's men
STELIOS Giannakopoulos turned up for training with Bolton in the summer a hero after Greece's win in the European Championships.
Bolton set their stall out at the beginning of the second half and captain Jay Jay Okocha burst into life after 47 minutes when he got on the end of a ball from Giannakopoulos.
There was more drama to come in the 66th minute when Bolton regained the lead with Giannakopoulos scoring from close range after a header from Davies had been blocked.
icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0600soccer/0200news/tm_objectid=15520896&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=stelios-the-goal-hero-with-big-winner-for-stan-s-men-name_page.html   (478 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Football - Stelios piles on misery for Newcastle
Stelios Giannakopoulos may have played his last game for Bolton but he scored as the hosts defeated sorry Newcastle 2-0 at the Reebok Stadium this morning (AEST).
Stelios is the subject of transfer interest from Liverpool and Manchester City but made a surprise start for Sam Allardyce's men after the Bolton chairman Phil Gartside claimed the interest from other English Premiership clubs was destabilising their player.
If ever manager Graeme Souness needed proof his side is desperate for a new striker, it was this game, although if Michael Owen was watching he would have been far from inspired by the prospect of joining the Toon Army.
www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200508/s1445600.htm   (439 words)

  
 The Beautiful Game Euro 2004 Championships - Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A pitch invasion caused a delay in play and shortly after with the clock running down Figo's shot was deflected for a corner which resulted in a clearance.
Claims for a penalty by Koller whose shirt appeared to be tugged were turned down by Collina on the hour.
Greece came close on two occasions after 4 mins of the first period of extra time when first Charisteas headed on for Stelios whose effort was blocked by Cech and then another Stelios shot was blocked by Bolf.
www.the-eye.com /Euro2004/e04greece.htm   (1172 words)

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