Dimitrios Koukoulitsios
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Larissa, Greece | ||
Date of death | 6 September 1979 (aged 19) | ||
Place of death | Thiva, Greece | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1972–1975 | AEL | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1975–1979 | AEL | 119 | (22) |
International career | |||
Greece U-17 | |||
Greece U-19 | |||
Greece U-21 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dimitrios Koukoulitsios was a Greek football player, one of the greatest talents of the 1970s. He played only for his hometown team AEL from 1972 to 1979. He became a professional at the early age of 15 and he earned 119 caps, scoring 22 goals. During this period, he was a part of U-17, U-19 and U-21 Greece national teams.
Koukoulitsios died in a car accident in Thiva on 6 September 1979, along with his teammate Dimitrios Mousiaris. He was only 19. In the car was Giannis Valaoras too, who survived and became one of AEL's best of all times.