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Ilias Papageorgiou
Personal information
Date of birth (1925-01-01)1 January 1925
Place of birth Piraeus, Greece
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1939−1943 AE Chromatourgion
1943−1944 Apollon Renti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1944−1949 Atromitos Piraeus
1949−1955 AEK Athens
1955−1959 Atromitos Piraeus
International career
1950−1953 Greece 12 (4)
1952 Greece Olympic 1 (0)
Managerial career
1971–1972 Ionikos
1972–1973 Proodeftiki
1973 Panargiakos
1977 Thriamvos Athens
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilias Papageorgiou (Template:Lang-el; born 1 January 1925) was a Greek footballer who played as a forward and a later manager.[1]

Club career

Papageorgiou started football at the age of 13 in AE Chromatourgion, as outside right alongside Andreas Mouratis. In 1943 he moved to Apollon Renti, where he played inside right, a position in which he established himself. In 1944 he joined Atromitos Piraeus where he played until 1949. Then he was called to Piraeus Mixed Team and for the first time to the National team, without making an appearance.

In 1949, he was transferred to AEK Athens without the consent of his club, as a result of which he was out of competition for two seasons according to the regulations at the time. He stayed at AEK until 1955, where in his first years he competed only in friendly matches and in 1950 he was called to the Athens Mixed Team. After leaving AEK, Papageorgiou returned to Atromitos Piraeus to end his football career.

International career

Papageorgiou played 14 for Greece scoring 4 goals, between 1950 and 1953. He also competed once in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

Managerial career

After football, Papageorgiou involved in coaching and worked in many clubs, including Ionikos,[3] Proodeftiki,[4] Panargiakos,[5][6] Vyzas Megara, Atromito Piraeus, Aias Salamina, Kallithea and Thriamvos Athens[7] etc.

Personal life

As a professional footballer, he also worked at the Athens-Piraeus Electric Company and later at the PPC. He had married Kallirroi Boura and they had two children, Konstantinos and Nektaria.

References

  1. ^ "Ilias Papageorgiou". olympedia.gr. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ilias Papageorgiou Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Ilias Papageorgiou took over Ionikos N.", newsp. Sports Echo, 25/8/1971, p. 6
  4. ^ "Papageorgiou coach of Progressive since yesterday", newsp. Sports Echo, 23/8/1972, p. 7
  5. ^ "Papageorgiou coach of Panargiakos", newsp. Sports Echo, 1/8/1973, p. 8
  6. ^ "PANARGIAKOS STARTED YESTERDAY WITH PAPAGEORGIOU", newsp. Sports Echo, 2/8/1973, p. 6
  7. ^ "Ilias Papageorgiou builds his own dreams in Triumph", newsp. Sports Echo, 9/11/1977, p. 4