Nikolaos "Nikos" Tsiantakis (born 20 October 1963) is a retired Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 football midfielder

Midfielder

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.

He most prominently played for Panionios NFC and Olympiacos. His appearance at the 1994 World Cup

1994 FIFA World Cup

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 rounded off his national team

Greece national football team

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 career, which lasted from 1988 to 1994, giving him 47 caps and 2 international goals. Shortly after the World Cup he went from Olympiacos to Aris Thessaloniki F.C.

Aris Thessaloniki F.C.

Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...

, playing for various Greek teams before retiring in 1999. Currently owning a PROPO (Greek betting) shop, in Pefki (Athens suburb). While playing, he demonstrated great pace and dribbling skills and possessed a decent cross-pass skill.

Career statistics

Season	Club	Country	Matches	Goals
1985/86	Panionios NFC	Greece	26	3
1986/87	Panionios NFC	Greece	26	3
1987/88	Panionios NFC	Greece	9	0
	Olympiacos	Greece	17	3
1988/89	Olympiacos	Greece	30	4
1989/90	Olympiacos	Greece	30	3
1990/91	Olympiacos	Greece	29	2
1991/92	Olympiacos	Greece	30	3
1992/93	Olympiacos	Greece	29	4
1993/94	Olympiacos	Greece	30	3
1994/95	Olympiacos	Greece	1	0
	Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...	Greece	19	4
1995/96	Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...	Greece	8	0
	Ionikos	Greece	15	0
1996/97	Ionikos	Greece	32	3
1997/98	OFI Crete OFI Crete OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most...	Greece	19	1
1998/99	OFI Crete OFI Crete OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most...	Greece	5	0
	Ethnikos Asteras	Greece	6	0

External links

• Career history at National Football Teams