Anthony Koutoufides

Personal Info
Birth	January 18, 1973 (1973-01-18) (age 34),
Recruited from	Lalor
Height/Weight	191cm/98kg
Playing Career¹
Debut	Round 13, 1992, Carlton vs. Adelaide, at Princes Park
Team(s)	Carlton (1992-2007) 278 games, 226 goals Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 258 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (283 × 658 pixel, file size: 67 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Anthony Koutoufides, Australian rules footballer I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ... Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Princes Park, Liverpool A park in Liverpool. ... Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ...
¹ Statistics to end of Rnd 17, 2007 season
Career Highlights
Leigh Matthews Trophy (AFL MVP): 2000 John Nicholls Medal (Carlton Best and Fairest): 2001, 2005 All Australian: 1995, 2000 Carlton Captain: 2003-2006 Carlton Leading Goalkicker: 1997 Carlton premiership team: 1995 Carlton pre-season premiership teams: 1997, 2005, 2007

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Beginning his AFL career in 1992, "Kouta" quickly established himself as one of the most versatile and athletic players ever to play the game. He was a strong mark, a beautiful kick and a hard runner. Of Greek and Northern Italian heritage, Koutoufides made a choice to switch from track and field athletics to Australian rules football citing the love of team sports as the reason behind his decision. The Australian Football League (AFL), formerly known as the Victorian Football League, and sometimes known as the VFL/AFL, is the elite Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football...

Koutoufides' best season came in 2000 when he played 20 games, averaging 26 disposals, over six marks and nearly 2 goals a game. He was Brownlow Medal favourite in that same year but suffered a knee injury in round twenty, ruining his chances of polling votes in the final three games; he was eventually beaten by Shane Woewodin of the Melbourne Football Club. The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal and colloquially as Charlie, is the medal awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie not including finals matches) as decided upon by umpires. ... Shane Woewodin (born July 12, 1976) is an Australian rules football player who played 200 games with Collingwood and Melbourne. ... Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

Early in his career, Kouta was hot property, being an AFL face of Nike and adidas in the mid-1990s. He played in Carlton's 1995 premiership, and was captain of the Blues from 2003 to the end of 2006. Koutoufides announced his retirement from AFL football on July 31, 2007. The decision was made following a hip injury that was discovered to be more severe than first expected. Nike, Inc. ... Adidas AG (ISIN: DE0005003404) is a major German sports apparel manufacturer, part of the Adidas Group, consisting of Reebok sportswear company, Taylormade golf company, Maxfli golf balls, and Adidas golf and is the second largest sportswear manufacturer in the world. ... Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ... Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Arguably the most memorable game in Koutoufides' career was round six, 1996 against West Coast at Optus Oval. Playing on the wing, Koutoufides took eighteen marks, including the final game-saving mark which kept the Blues ahead by one point. It was included in the "Memorable Moments" competition for the Optus Oval farewell. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. ... Optus Oval (originally known as Princes Park) is located in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Koutoufides was also seen as a pin-up boy for the club. He has appeared in the Men For All Seasons calendar on numerous occasions and on the 28th November 2006, Koutoufides won the final of Channel 7's 5th season of Dancing with the Stars. Men For All Seasons is a popular and controversial pin up calendar featuring Australian Football League players that has been run periodically and was first run in 1993. ... (Redirected from 28th November) November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Dancing with the Stars is an Australian television series based on the British Strictly Come Dancing. ...

In October 2002 Koutoufides married Susie Angeloski. They now have two children - a son, Jamie and a daughter, Monique. Also see: 2002 (number). ...

There has been criticism that Koutoufides did not deserve his $1 million contract as he missed a vast amount of matches due to injury.

Koutoufides announced his retirement on 31st July 2007 after a hip injury was discovered to be more serious than first expected. July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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External links

• Anthony Koutoufides profile on the Official AFL Website of the Carlton Football Club
• Anthony Koutoufides's statistics from AFL Tables

• Anthony Koutoufides Profile in Blueseum