Michalis Kapsis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michalis Kapsis
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 18, 1973(1973-10-18)
Age	51
Country	Greece
Birth City	Piraeus
Horoscope	Libra

Michalis Kapsis Biography

Michalis Kapsis is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on October 18, 1973 in Piraeus, Greece. Michalis Kapsis, Greek: Mikhales Kapses, was born 18 October 1973. He is a former Greek footballer who played as a central defender. He was a key part of Greece’s UEFA Euro 2004 team. He played at club level for AEK Athens, Girondins de Bordeaux, and Olympiacos. He is the son Anthimos Kapsis who played in the 1971 European Cup final for Panathinaikos.

He signed for FC Girondins de Bordeaux after EURO 2004. He participated in 29 French league matches. Many clubs offered Michalis Kapsis a new contract after this performance.

In the summer 2005 he signed two-year deal with champions Olympiacos. He has since failed to settle at the Piraeus club. Frequent injuries and a lack of confidence from successive coaches have deprived him of a first-team slot. There was often speculation about his future at the club, and he was allegedly offered as an exchange in a failed transfer bid for PAOK’s Dimitris Salpingidis. Trond Sollied announced on 31 August 2006 that Kapsis would not be included in the team eligible to participate in the 2006-7 UEFA Champions League competition.

Michalis in February 2007 moved to APOEL in Nicosia, Cyprus and helped the club win the champion title race for 2007. The agreement was for that season only with the option to renew for the next one. Kapsis renewed, extremely pleased with the club. In August 2007 PAOK FC chairman Theodoros Zagorakis was interested in bringing him to PAOK. Kapsis said that is proud of PAOK’s interest, but is also under a contract at APOEL and will honor this. At the end of the season he won the 2008 Cypriot Cup with APOEL.

Michalis Kapsis joined AEK during the 1998/99 season. In 1999, he had 15 appearances with AEK. He was a regular in the following two seasons. However, AEK handed the championship to Olympiacos CFP during the final weeks of 2001/02. He was a part of six UEFA Champions League draws for AEK in 2002/03. This was the first time that a father and son participated in top European competitions. His father Anthimos had played for Panathinaikos during the 70’s Champions’ Cup. He was followed by Celtic’s Georgios Saaras, a son of Ioannis. He also participated in 20 Alpha Ethniki matches. Kapsis showed his consistent self in a disappointing 2003/04 campaign at AEK. He finished fifth. He was a fine performer and was called up to the crucial UEFA EURO 2004 qualifiers against Spain and Ukraine. His performances were so impressive that he marked Raul Gonzales and Andriy Shevchenko brilliantly in their famous wins. He was also a constant in FIFA World Cup qualifying, as he was a part of the incredible run in Euro 2004 which gave Greece the European title.

Michalis Kapsis Net Worth

Michalis Kapsis is one of the richest Association Football Player from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michalis Kapsis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He joined AO Neapolis in the summer 1991 and had impressive performances, playing 24 games.

In summer 1992, michalis Kapsis was signed to the Greek Third Division team Anagennissi Artas. This team launched Antonis Nikopolidis, a legendary goalkeeper who will be his teammate in the win of Euro 2004 with the Greece Nazional Team. Here Michalis Kapsis was here for one season, playing 18 matches and scoring 1 goal.

Michalis Kapsis was included in the squad of Euro 2004 that ended up winning the tournament and in particular Kapsis achieved a great performance. Kapsis was included in the Greek squad for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany. Otto Rehhagel also included him in the squad for the qualifying rounds to the UEFA Euro 2008 in Switzerland and Austria. Michalis Kapsis made 34 appearances and even scored a goal against Georgia for FIFA World Cup qualification 2006 on 26 March 2005 in Georgia where Greece won 1–3.

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Facts & Trivia

Michalis Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Michalis Kapsis celebrates birthday on October 18 of every year.