Ilias Solakis

Ilias Solakis (Greek: Ηλίας Σολάκης; born 15 December 1974) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Ilias Solakis

Personal information
Full name	Ilias Solakis
Date of birth	(1974-12-15) 15 December 1974
Place of birth	Florina, Greece
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	PAS Florina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1998	Veria	46	(5)
1996–1997	→ Almopos Aridea (loan)	20	(8)
1998	Ialysos	15	(21)
1998–2001	Panachaiki	85	(29)
2001–2002	APOEL	26	(15)
2002–2005	AEK Athens	8	(0)
2002–2003	→ Panionios (loan)	3	(0)
2003–2004	→ Niki Volos (loan)	21	(5)
2005–2006	Doxa Drama	13	(3)
2006–2007	Kastoria	31	(21)
2007–2009	PAS Giannina	59	(29)
2009	Diagoras	12	(6)
2010–2011	Olympiacos Volos	43	(20)
2011–2012	Asteras Tripolis	14	(1)
2012–2013	Panachaiki	4	(0)
2013	Olympiacos Volos	31	(6)
2014–2015	Anagennisi Ptolemaida
2015–2016	Makedonikos Foufa	36	(42)
2016–2017	PAS Florina
Managerial career
2020	Olympiacos Volos
2022–2023	Kastoria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2013(UTC)

Career

Born in Florina, Solakis began his professional career with Veria and played for the club in the Alpha Ethniki during the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons. He played in the Alpha Ethniki again with Panachaiki during the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons. On summer of 2001 he moved to APOEL where he helped the club to win the Cypriot First Division 2001-02 by scoring 15 goals in 26 appearances. The next summer Solakis returned to Greece and had a brief spell in the Greek Super League with AEK Athens during the 2004–05 season. He also played for Panionios, Niki Volos, Doxa Drama, Kastoria, PAS Giannina and Diagoras. On 29 September 2011 he signed a 1-year contract with Asteras Tripolis.

External links

• Profile at epae.org
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• Profile at Onsports.gr (in Greek)
• Profile at Insports.gr (in Greek)