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Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
Stamatopoulos in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-08-28) 28 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Kalamata, Greece
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 AIK (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
Scarborough Azzurri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Kalamata 13 (0)
2003–2004 Enköpings SK 40 (0)
2005 Boden 30 (0)
2006–2010 Tromsø 17 (0)
2007 → Toronto FC (loan) 12 (0)
2009 → Lyn (loan) 6 (0)
2009 → Fredrikstad (loan) 11 (0)
2010 → AIK (loan) 4 (0)
2011–2018 AIK 50 (0)
Total 183 (0)
International career
2001 Canada U23 2 (0)
2001–2016 Canada 21 (0)
Managerial career
2018– AIK (goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kyriakos Stamatopoulos (born 28 August 1979) is a Greek Canadian former professional soccer goalkeeper who is the head goalkeeper coach for AIK.

He is nicknamed "Stam" (/stæm/)[2][3] and he is also often referred to as Kenny Stamatopoulos.[4]

Early life

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Stamatopoulos moved with his family from Greece to Ontario when he was a small child. He started playing hockey at the age of 2 in Canada and only picked up soccer at the age of 13.[5]

Club career

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Sweden

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Stamatopoulos' clubs were relegated every year he played with them in Sweden. First Enköping twice in a row, then Boden while he was on loan there. His relegation-run did not end before he moved to Norway.[6]

Tromsø

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His career at Tromsø got off to a rough start, after he was given a two-match suspension for his involvement in a group fight, which he described as "a little hockey brawl" that occurred during his debut match against Molde. He became a fan favourite as a result of this incident.[7]

On loan

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Toronto FC

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On 3 August 2007, it was announced that Canada's Toronto FC head coach Mo Johnston had loaned Stamatopoulos in the middle of their "keeper crisis". He made his debut against Los Angeles Galaxy on 5 August.[8]

Lyn

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In April 2009, Stamatopoulos was loaned out from Tromsø to Lyn.[9]

Fredrikstad

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On 20 July 2009, it was announced that Stamatopoulos joined Fredrikstad on loan for the rest of the season. Stamatopoulos will join the club 1 August, and make his debut for Fredrikstad 2 August, at home against Viking.

AIK

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Stamatopoulos signed a season-long loan deal with the reigning Swedish champions on 6 March 2010. AIK's goalkeeper Nicklas Bergh became injured during the pre-season, leaving the team with only one goalkeeper. Stamatopoulos made his debut with the club in the quarterfinal of Svenska Cupen in July 2010 against Helsingborgs IF. He only let in one goal in the 1–1 draw, but AIK lost in the penalty shootout.[10]

He became first choice following the tragic death of Ivan Turina in May 2013,[11] but was subsequently the club's second-choice goalkeeper.

On 22 November 2017 AIK announced they prolonged Stamatopoulos's contract until 31 December 2020. In addition, he was appointed as head goalkeeping coach for the club and would continue to be registered as a player in the squad.[12]

International career

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Stamatopoulos was a member of the under-23 national team in July 2001 at Jeux de la Francophonie.[13]

He made his senior debut for Canada in a November 2001 friendly match against Malta.[14] His last cap came in 2016. In total, he made 21 caps.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tromsø 2006 Tippeligaen 10 0 2 0 12 0
2007 4 0 1 0 5 0
Toronto FC 2007 MLS 12 0 0 0 12 0
Tromsø 2008 Tippeligaen 3 0 2 0 5 0
Lyn 2009 Tippeligaen 6 0 2 0 8 0
Fredrikstad 2009 Tippeligaen 11 0 0 0 11 0
AIK 2010 Allsvenskan 4 0 1 0 5 0
2011 6 0 1 0 7 0
2012 6 0 0 0 6 0
2013 26 0 1 0 27 0
2014 8 0 0 0 8 0
2015 3 0 0 0 3 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 99 0 10 0 109 0

References

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  1. ^ "Kenny Stamatopoulos". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ "KLART: AIK:s långavtal med "Stam" - Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll".
  3. ^ "AIK-målvakten berättar själv om mutförsöket: "Chockad"". 10 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Stamatopoulos: "Jag grät som en bebis"". 22 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Extraordinary Expats: Kenny Stamatopoulos, AIK Goalkeeper". 28 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Swedish Football Historic League Tables".
  7. ^ Millson, Larry (4 August 2007). "'Keeper arrives just in time". The Globe and Mail.
  8. ^ Millson, Larry (4 August 2007). "'Keeper arrives just in time". The Globe and Mail.
  9. ^ Kyriakos Stamatopoulos at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ^ "AIK Fotboll - 13. Kyriakos "Kenny" Stamatopoulos". Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  11. ^ "27 - The number that unites Sweden". ESPN. 20 September 2013.
  12. ^ "AIK Fotboll förlänger med Kyriakos Stamatopoulos".
  13. ^ "Home". 21 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - CanadaSoccer
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