Marios Oikonomou

Marios Oikonomou (Greek: Μάριος Οικονόμου; born 6 October 1992) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish club Copenhagen.

Club Career

PAS Giannina

Born in Ioannina, Oikonomou began playing football with PAS Giannina. On 14 November 2012, he made his debut for the Greece U21 in a friendly match against Austria U21. He played only one season with the club having 23 appearances in all competitions.

Cagliari

After a strong 2012–13 season with PAS Giannina, Oikonomou signed a contract with Cagliari, a team in Serie A, the top league in Italy. He was the first ever player in the history of PAS Giannina who managed to sign directly a contract with a foreign club. His former club will receive an amount that will reach €500,000, while keeping a small percentage of resale. On 6 April 2014, he made his debut with the club in a home loss against Roma.

Bologna

On 1 July 2014, the Greek defender signed a contract with Bologna in Serie B on a transfer deal which involved striker Alessandro Capello, who moved permanently from Bologna to Cagliari. Oikonomou had made very few appearances for Cagliari during the previous season, thus he changed his football environment. On 23 September 2014 he made his debut with the club scoring in a 1–0 away win against Ternana Calcio. His remarkable season attracted the attention of several other Italian clubs, such as Lazio and Hellas Verona.

Despite his initial strong performances on the pitch, in March 2015, Marios Oikonomou went through a difficult spell in which he was forced to stay in the bench after the arrival of Daniele Gastaldello. The transition to the three-man defence allowed him to return to the field and to unlock the game against Livorno by scoring a goal giving three key points in the race for promotion. He insisted on the method of training and the managerial abilities of Luis Diego Lopez. Oikonomou is necessary to turn into a

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