Player Bio: George Michalopoulos

  George Michalopoulos
George Michalopoulos
Player Profile
Hometown:
Lugano, Switzerland
High School:
European School
Height / Weight:
5-11 / 165
Position:
Defender
Experience:
2V

Stanford: One of the most outstanding individuals associated with the Stanford soccer program ... Former Most Inspirational Player Award winner ... Great work ethic, self discipline and desire make George the ultimate team member.

2001: Saw action in two matches for the Cardinal this season... Appeared in Stanford's 4-0 blanking of California on Oct. 19 and made his Cardinal debut in the season opener against Gonzaga on Sept. 1.

2000: Did not see any game action.

1999: Redshirted his first season on The Farm.

High School: Attended European School in Varese, Italy, where he graduated as the valedictorian in 1998... Played club soccer with the Lugano, Switzerland club, the Youth R.W.D. in Molenbeek, Belgium, and with the Youth Glasgow Rangers in Scotland.

Personal: Born May 12, 1981... Son of Alex and Muriel Michalopoulos... Hobbies and interests include watching European soccer and the stock market... Recently spent a summer working for a transportation company in Athens, Greece... Is a scholar-athlete at Stanford... A management science and engineering major who plans to get his MBA before pursuing a career in business or politics.