Chris Kalantzis

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Christos "Chris" Kalantzis (born 27 July 1967 in Sydney) is a retired Australian soccer midfielder. He is 1.84 m tall and began his senior career with Sydney Olympic in 1983 at age 15.

Club career
- Sydney Olympic (1983–1987): 94 appearances, 28 goals
- Panathinaikos (1987–1992): 118 appearances, 11 goals
- Olympiacos (1992–1997): 81 appearances, 7 goals
- Sydney Olympic (1997–2000): 56 appearances, 12 goals

International career
- Australia: 7 full international caps (1986–1987)
- Australia B: 2 appearances (1985)

Notable moment
- On his Olympiacos debut against former team Panathinaikos, he scored with a bicycle kick from outside the box.

Personal background
- Born in Sydney to Greek immigrants. His father came from Loukas in Arcadia, Greece, and his mother from Managouli in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. He started his career with Sydney Olympic at 15.

Post-playing
- In 2011, Olympiacos opened an academy in Sydney, Australia, run by Kalantzis and former Olympiacos player Kyriakos Tohouroglou.