Ilias Rosidis

Ilias Rosidis

Personal information
Full name	Ilias Rosidis
Date of birth	(1927-02-03)3 February 1927
Place of birth	Neo Faliro, Piraeus, Greece
Date of death	27 December 2019(2019-12-27) (aged 92)
Position(s)	Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1961	Olympiacos	143	(1)
1962–1964	Vyzas Megara
International career
1951–1960	Greece	29	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilias Rosidis (Greek: Ηλίας Ρωσίδης; 3 February 1927 – 27 December 2019) was a Greek footballer who played for both Olympiacos FC and the Greek national team throughout his career.

Club career

A talented right back, Rosidis is considered a legend amongst the Olympiacos faithful. During a career that spanned almost 20 years at the Piraeus club, Rosidis captained the club during their golden era of the 1950s. From 1954 to 1959, Rosidis led the club to a then unheard of six consecutive Greek Championships. In that same period, Rosidis lifted the Greek Cup on 3 occasions, making Olympiacos the only Greek club to have won 3 doubles in a row. In total, Rosidis finished his Olympiacos career with 7 Greek Championships, 9 Cups, 5 doubles, and over 500 appearances for his club in all competitions.

International career

During the 1950s, Rosidis was also a key member of the Greece national football team. He earned 29 caps during this time period. Rossidis also played for Greece at the 1952 Olympic Games.

Honours

• Greek Championship: (7): 1950-51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59
• Greek Cup: (9): 1950-51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61
• Doubles: (5): 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959