 He could also play as a defensive midfielder.He also spent six months as a coach with Panathinaikos in 2001, before resigning from his position at the end of the year and eventually taking up the task of coaching the Olympic team for Athens 2004.During his playing career, Apostolakis was capped 96 times by the National Football Team of Greece (5 goals) and was a member of the 1994 World Cup squad.