Career
He spent most of his career with being third in league appearances for the club with 283. Xanthopoulos was in the starting line-up of in the 1976 Cup final, that earned him and the club the only nationwide title to date. He finished his career with Pierikos appearing in 52 matches for the club and scoring 7 goals.
He earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team, and participated in Union of European Football Associations Euro 1980.