Surgery blow for Stelios
31 Jul 2007 - 07:27:47
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- Surgery blow for Stelios
Bolton Wanderers winger Stelios Giannakopoulos will miss the start of the new season after undergoing surgery on a long-standing hernia problem.
The 33-year-old returned to Greece to have the operation and now faces around a month out of action.
Trotters representative, Dr Richard Freeman, told the club's official website: "Stelios has had a successful operation on a sportsman hernia on his left side.
"The problem has been building up for around two years, but we had to get things moving to help the player overcome the discomfort.
"It has been resolved now and Stelios will feel better for it."
Giannakopoulos has been with Bolton for four years, scoring 24 goals in 151 appearances since his arrival from Olympiakos.