For the sixth season will compete in Apollo Smyrnis Manolis Solanakis. The 31 -year -old fountain, who is also the leader of the team, joined Apollo in 2020, after a period in Romania with Steaua.
He has celebrated the Challenger Cup with the “blue whites” and has reached the final of the Greek Cup and as the third place in the championship, scoring a total of 242 goals in 129 appearances in A1. In the end of the year, the Haniotis athlete scored 50 goals in all competitions, of which 13 in the Euro Cup.
“I am very happy for my stay in Apollo. I would like to thank the team people for their trust in me. I will pay the most to help fulfill the ambitions and achieve our goals in Greece and Europe“, Said Solanakis, who has also fought in Chania, PAOK and Vouliagmeni during his career.
This is the second renewal announced by Apollo Smyrna ahead of the new season, after that of the championship top scorer Nikola Bogdanovic. On the other hand, the “Amphibian Brigade” bid farewell to goalkeeper Stefanos Galanopoulos and defender Michalis Dpiros, while the Serbian Marco Radovic, who is probably returning to the Red Star, is expected to be the past.
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