Chris Kalantzis

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Chris Kalantzis
Full name	Chris Kalantzis
Date of birth	July 27, 1967 (1967-07-27) (age 40)
Place of birth	sydney, australia
Height	184cm
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983-1987 1987-1990 1990-1991 1992-1993 1993-1997 1997-2000 2000-2001	Sydney Olympic FC Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos FC Olympiakos Sydney Olympic FC St George Saints	89 (27) ? (?) 24 (1) 7 (1) 81 (7) 49 (9) ? (?)
National team²
1985-1987	Australia	7 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Chris Kalantzis (born 27 July 1967) is an Australian association football player. He began his career with Sydney Olympic, First Grade, at the age of 15. He was then signed by the Greek team Panathinaikos, where he played for five years. During these years he represented the Australian Socceroos in many games. Olympiakos, a rival Greek club, then signed him. On his debut against his former team he scored with his famous bicycle kick from outside the box.

He played for Olympiakos another 5 years before returning to Sydney Olympic to finish his illustrious career, playing 2 years before retiring. Kalantzis is now known as one of the best and most famous Australian players to play overseas, alongside Harry Kewell, Mark Viduka and Brett Emerton. He now coaches premier youth league teams such as Sydney Olympic in the hope of sending yet another Australian player overseas including his talented son James Kalantzis who is currently 18 years of age.^{[citation needed]}