Kostas Salapasidis (born 1 July 1978, in Australia) is an Australian former football (soccer) player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kostas Salapasidis | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-07-01) 1 July 1978 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Adelaide City | 51 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Wollongong City | 18 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | SD Compostela | 14 | (1) |
| 2000 | Lugano | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | Adelaide City | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | GS Kallithea | ||
| 2002–2004 | Parramatta Power | 31 | (9) |
| 2005 | South Melbourne | 29 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Adelaide Galaxy | 10 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | Australia Under-20 | 14 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Started a professional footballing career with Adelaide City in Australian National Soccer League. A striker with a good eye for goal, he played for Wollongong City FC, SD Compostela and Parramatta Power.
In 2000, the controversial president of the SD Compostela, Jose Maria Caneda, decided to sign Kostas Salapasidis 100 million PTA, in his first season at the club he played 9 games scoring a single goal, worse would fare in his second season which just played 4 games without scoring, in 2001, Salapasidis returned to Australia to play the Parramatta Power from which he retired prematurely in 2003 due to an injury that dragged.
Salapasidis represented Australia Under-20 in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia. He started in all three group games against Canada,[1] Hungary,[2] and Argentina, scoring all four goals in the 4–3 win against Argentina that secured qualification to the Round of 16.[3] He started the Round of 16 match against Japan, a game Australia lost 1–0.[4]