Georgios Darivas

Georgios Darivas
Personal information
Date of birth (1926-03-12)12 March 1926
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Date of death 15 January 2024(2024-01-15) (aged 97)
Place of death Athens, Greece
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1946 Niki Plaka
1946–1958 Olympiacos 270 (160)
1958–1959 Doxa Piraeus
International career
1951–1955 Greece 16 (4)
1952 Greece Olympic 1 (0)
Managerial career
1962–1965 Kadmos Thiva
1971 Olympiacos
1972–1973 Fostiras
1973–1974 Vyzas Megara
1974 AO Chalkida
1974–1975 Ilisiakos
1975 Olympiacos
1976 Olympiacos
1977 Atromitos
1977 Apollon Kalamarias
1980–1981 Panegialios
1987 Trikala
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Georgios Darivas (Greek: Γεώργιος Δαρίβας; 12 March 1926 – 15 January 2024) was a Greek coach and footballer who played as a forward for Olympiacos.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

As player with Olympiacos won the greek championship seven times (1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 και 1958) and the Greek Cup six times (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957 και 1958). After his retirement, he worked as manager in the youth departments of Olympiacos FC and then as interim coach of Olympiacos FC (1971 and 1975).

Darivas died on 15 January 2024, at the age of 97.[4]

References

  1. ^ Georgios Darivas at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgios Darivas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Georgios Darivas". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Πέθανε ο Γιώργος Δαρίβας". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 15 January 2024.


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