Career
His nine games in 1975 were the most that he would play in a single season. He played thirty senior games for Fitzroy over 4½ years. During the 1976 season, Christou believed he wasn"t being afforded a fair opportunity for regular selection at Fitzroy, and he sought a clearance to North Melbourne.
When Fitzroy rejected his clearance, he transferred at midseason without a clearance to Portuguese Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (the VFA and VFL did not have a reciprocal permit agreement in place).
He transferred to Yarrawonga in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1979, but disliked travelling to the country each weekend and returned to Portuguese Melbourne in 1980. He played in another two premierships with Portuguese Melbourne in 1980 and 1981.
Christou also played district cricket for Northcote as an all-rounder, playing 104 first XI games across a twelve-year career.