Ieroklis Stoltidis

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{{ if: {}{} : Ιεροκλής Στολτίδης; born February 2 1975), also known as "Iero", is a Greece Football (soccer), who typically plays as a midfielder. Stoltidis possesses a rare combination of exceptional physical strength as well as outstanding endurance.

Stoltidis started his footballing career with the club Iraklis before moving to Olympiakos in the year 2003. Ieroklis Stoltidis was signed to replace Zé Elias at Olympiacos CFP and adds an extra dimension with his heading ability from set-pieces.

Stoltidis started out at Pontioi Kozanis in the Greek Fourth Division before signing for Iraklis FC, where he spent eleven years. He made his Alpha Ethniki debut for the Thessaloniki-based club in December 1992 but did not become a regular until 1995-96 in Greek football. The following term he played UEFA Cup football for the first time. Stoltidis stood out in 2002-03 in Greek football and was named the club's player of the season. In June 2003, after 234 Alpha Ethniki matches, he left for Olympiacos CFP, signing a two-year contract.

Crucial goals against eventual champions Panathinaikos FC and AEK Athens FC in 2003-04 in Greek football endeared him to supporters. Stoltidis also relished his first taste of UEFA Champions League football, scoring twice in five appearances.

A regular in Dusan Bajevic's side in 2004-05 in Greek football, he played 25 league matches and scored twice. He appeared in all 540 minutes of the Champions League campaign and scored the winner at home against eventual champions Liverpool FC. At the same season, he won the Alpha Ethniki as well as the Greek football Cup with Olympiakos.

During the 2005-06 in Greek football, he started in the first eleven in the Greek El Clasico, Panathinaikos vs Olympiakos, and went on to score in Olympiakos' 0-2 victory. In Norway, Stoltidis is mostly famous for a malicious tackle on Per Ciljan Skjelbred, which broke the 18-year-old's leg in two places and almost ended his career.

Stoltidis was a member of the Greece side defeated in the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final by Spain national under-21 football team. In November 1999, he made his debut for the Greece national football team and he went on to represent Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics.