Elias Koutsoupias: From Basketball, Boxing and Swimming… a Footballer in Chiavari, Italy - The Passport for the Greek National Team - iefimerida.gr

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The son of a footballer, Elias Koutsoupias followed in his father's footsteps, but on a different path, which led him to the Greek national team via Belgium. Against all odds, Elias Koutsoupias put aside basketball, boxing, and swimming, put on football boots and with them walked from the stadiums of Crete and Italy to those of Belgium to become a star in Anderlecht and get a passport for the Greek national team. An athlete's path from dream to …