18 Facts About Kostas Frantzeskos

Kostas Frantzeskos is a Greek professional football manager and former player.

Kostas Frantzeskos scored 57 free kick goals during his career.

Kostas Frantzeskos started his Football A Division career in Panathinaikos, after they picked him up in 1990.

Kostas Frantzeskos was very quick to adapt and soon made his 1st division debut, in a very successful season, with Panathinaikos winning the double.

Kostas Frantzeskos made nearly 100 appearances for the Greens - including 11 European games - winning one championship and three cups.

Kostas Frantzeskos appeared in many games, becoming a mainstay in the Cretan team's midfield.

Kostas Frantzeskos was one of the many Greek star-players bought at that time by then-PAOK owner Giorgos Batatoudis, along with Zisis Vryzas, Vassilis Borbokis, Spiros Marangos, and others.

Kostas Frantzeskos made over 100 appearances with PAOK during his 3-year stay, scoring 45 goals.

Kostas Frantzeskos made 12 appearances in the UEFA Cup, scoring 6 times.

Kostas Frantzeskos left the next year for Ionikos, another mid-range club, battling to avoid relegation.

Kostas Frantzeskos holds the record in Greece for the most goals ever scored from direct free-kicks, always using his left foot.

Kostas Frantzeskos was frequently cited as one of the most accurate free-kick takers in Europe, especially while playing for PAOK.

Kostas Frantzeskos even scored a few of them in the UEFA Cup, most notably the two against Atletico Madrid, much to keeper Jose Francisco Molina's anguish, both home and away.

Kostas Frantzeskos continued scoring from spot-kicks on to his last days, scoring a few for Proodeftiki.

Quite surprisingly, Kostas Frantzeskos was very inefficient at scoring from the penalty spot - which led to his famous quote during an interview: "Next time we win a penalty, and they want me to take it, I'll ask for a wall".

Kostas Frantzeskos was an important member of the squad that qualified to the 1994 World Cup.

Kostas Frantzeskos ended his national years in 2000, again in a friendly match, this time against Austria, held in Kalamata.

Kostas Frantzeskos has been capped a total of 38 times for Greece, scoring 7 goals.