▁from ▁King ston , ▁J ama ica ▁Category : RO IR ▁artists <0x0A> </s> ▁Nik os ▁Ni op lias ▁( ; ▁born ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Greek ▁football ▁manager ▁and ▁former ▁professional ▁footballer . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁His ▁career ▁began ▁with ▁O FI ▁Cre te ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁winning ▁the ▁Greek ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁he ▁remained ▁for ▁a ▁de cade ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Pan ath ina ik os . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁season , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁cup ▁again ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 ▁they ▁completed ▁the ▁domestic ▁double . ▁The ▁next ▁season ▁the ▁Ath ens ▁side ▁retained ▁the ▁title ▁and ▁Ni op lias ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁which ▁reached ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁semi - final s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁O FI ▁and ▁remained ▁for ▁six ▁seasons ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Ch alk id ona ▁FC . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁promoted ▁side ▁until ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁when ▁he ▁ended ▁his ▁career , ▁having ▁ra ck ed ▁up ▁ 5 0 9 ▁Greek ▁top - fl ight ▁appearances . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁Greece ▁under - 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁UEFA ▁European ▁under - 1 8 ▁championship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8