Name: Stratos Apostolakis

Full name: Efstratios "Stratos" Apostolakis

Nationality: Greece

Position: Defender (primarily left-back and centre-back)

Date of birth: June 18, 1964

Place of birth: Chania, Crete, Greece

Club career (selected):

• Panathinaikos (1981–1989) – Came through the Panathinaikos youth system and established himself in the first team, winning domestic honours and gaining recognition for his dependable defending and ability to contribute to attacks.
• Olympiacos (1989–1999) – Transferred to city rivals Olympiacos, where he enjoyed a highly successful period and won multiple Greek league titles and cups, becoming one of the club’s most important defenders in the 1990s.
• Retired from professional club football: 1999

International career:

• Greece national team (1986–1998)
• Appearances (caps): 96
• Goals: 1
• Notable: Long-serving captain and a central figure in Greece’s defence through the late 1980s and 1990s, holding one of the highest appearance totals in the national team’s history at the time of his retirement.

Playing style and strengths:

• Versatile defender able to play both as a full-back and a center-back.
• Strong tackling, good positional sense, and leadership on the pitch.
• Known for stamina, consistency and occasional forward runs contributing to team attacks.

After playing career:

• Involved in football in various capacities, including scouting and coaching roles at club level and contributing to the development of younger players in Greece.

Legacy: Stratos Apostolakis is remembered as one of Greece’s most reliable and influential defenders of his generation, a long-serving international and a key player for both Panathinaikos and Olympiacos during a distinguished club career.