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Kostas Nikolaidis
Personal information
Full name Konstantinos Nikolaidis
Date of birth (1944-09-10) 10 September 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Safraboli, Greece
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1958-1959 PAO Safrabolis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1965 PAO Safrabolis
1965–1973 AEK Athens 224 (94)
1973–1974 PAS Giannina 41 (14)
1974–1976 Apollon Athinon 23 (6)
Total 271 (100)
International career
1962 Greece U19
1971–1973 Greece 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kostas Nikolaidis (born 10 September 1944) is a former Greek international striker. During his presence in 1st division of Greek Football he scored 100 goals which ranks him amongst the best scorers in the history of the organisation.[1][2][3]

Club career

Making his first steps in youth team of the local PAO Safrobolis in 1959, at the age of 15, Nikolaidis established quickly in the ranks of the club making into the first team one year later. After a very successfull 6-year, managing to promote the club from the local divisions of Athens to 2nd division of Greece he caught the interest of AEK Athens. In 1965 Nikolaidis, as well as other players from Safrobolis, was transfered at AEK at the age of 21 and became a regular after his impressive performances in the frendlies. There he formed a deadly attacking duo with the legendary Mimis Papaioannou which helped the club's success. During his time at AEK he won 2 Greek Championships and 1 Greek Cup.

In 1973 after he was released from AEK Nikolaidis singed for PAS Giannina. There he spent a season winning 2nd division championship and the club was promoted to 1st division.

The following season Nikolaidis was transfered to Apollon Athinon,[4] where he played 2 season winnig again the 2nd division championship and playing his final season at the top tear of Greece.[5] Except his impressive 100-goal-scoring in the Greek Championship, Nikolaidis managed to score in 8 consecutive league games being one of 4 players that ever achieved that, along with Sideris, Demis Nikolaidis and Mitroglou.[6][3]

In 1976 he joined Olympiakos Neon Liosion,[7] in which finished his career after the end of the 1976-77 season.

International career

Nikolaidis played for Greece in 4 games in 1971-73. His debut was in 17 Novenber 1971, in a friendly match against Bulgaria which ended in a 2-2 draw.[8][9] He also made 10 appearances with Greece U19.[3]

Honours

AEK Athens
1967-68, 1978–79
1965-66
PAS Giannina
1973-74
Apollon Athinon
1974-75

References

  1. ^ Super League 2011-12: onsports.gr Οι «χρυσοί» αριθμοί (27-08-2011)
  2. ^ sports.in.gr Αφιέρωμα στην ιστορία του ελληνικού ποδοσφαίρου ενόψει της νέας περιόδου
  3. ^ a b c "Κώστας Νικολαίδης".
  4. ^ "Και ο Νικολαΐδης υπέγραψε χθές στον Απόλλωνα", εφ. Αθλητική Ηχώ, 22/8/1974, σελ. 5
  5. ^ rsssf Greece 1975/76
  6. ^ sentragoal.gr Ο Σιδέρης, οι Νικολαΐδηδες και ο Μήτρογλου
  7. ^ "Ο βετεράνος Νικολαΐδης κατέληξε στα Λιόσια", εφ. Αθλητική Ηχώ, 11/8/1976, σελ. 5
  8. ^ ΕΠΟ, Εθνική Ανδρών, συμμετοχές-γκολ
  9. ^ ΕΠΟ, Αγώνες Εθνικής Ανδρών (1971-1975)