His favorite tactic, rewarding the young children of his academies, is continued by Asteras Tripoli. Arcades have announced that three more…kids have signed a professional contract and are now seeing their dream of competing at a professional level come closer.
These are Giorgos Botopoulos, Konstantinos Roumeliotis and Giorgos Karaglanis, all 18 years old and now it is up to them to work to chase a chance in the first team.
The announcement in detail:
Three more children from our club’s Academies signed a professional contract with ASTERA TRIPOLIS. Specifically, it is about Giorgos Botopoulos, Konstantinos Roumeliotis and Giorgos Karaglanis. The three footballers were welcomed to the professional team of ASTERA TRIPOLIS by the Vice-President of PAE, Mr. Dimitris Borovilos, who wished them good success in the new challenge ahead of them.
Statement of D. Borovilos:
“Today is a day of joy and pride for ASTERA TRIPOLIS, but I would also say a historic day, because among the three young professional footballers from our Academies there are also two children from Arcadia. Giorgos Botopoulos, whom I remember from childhood in Our academies, from accompanying football players to reaching the professional team and Konstantinos Roumeliotis. Together with Giorgos Karaglanis, we welcome them to the professional team, with great joy but also great responsibility towards them. The football challenge now begins for them, it is necessary work, dedication, will and of course the support of all of us. ASTERAS supports its children, those that come out of its bowels and continues to invest in the Infrastructure Departments with consistency and a great vision for the future. We wish you success, children!”
GEORGE BOTOPOULOS
Date of Birth: 25/02/2005
Position: Right back
STATEMENT: “This day will remain etched in my mind and soul for the rest of my life. I owe a huge thank you to the ASTERA TRIPOLIS family, to all the coaches I met until I got here and of course to the team management for the support and the trust. Also, I would like to say a big thank you to my family, who are always by my side and support me. Now everything starts for me, I promise that I will work hard to justify those who believed in me and of course the team of my country and in which I have been since I was a small child, ASTERA”.
KONSTANTINOS ROUMELIOTIS
Date of Birth: 09/04/2005
Position: Left back
STATEMENT: “Thank you very much for this moment. It is for me the most important so far in my life, but also a moment that fills me with responsibilities towards the people in the administration who trusted me and give me this opportunity. I am still at the beginning, it takes even more work from now on, dedication to what I do and love for our team.”
GIORGOS KARAGLANIS
Date of Birth: 25/01/2005
Position: Central defender
STATEMENT: “Thank you very much to the people who led me this far and of course to the management of my team for the trust. I will give my best to do them justice and meet their expectations. ASTERAS TRIPOLIS is for me the team that always I will be grateful for the career opportunity he has given me. Now it is up to me to succeed and I will work very hard to prove myself worthy.”
Source: Sport Fm
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