Ilias Manikas

Ilias Manikas
Personal information
Full name Ilias Manikas
Date of birth (1980-05-11) 11 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Katerini, Greece
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Pierikos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Pierikos 56 (7)
2001–2002 AE Didymoteixou
2002–2005 Paniliakos 75 (16)
2005 Atromitos 6 (0)
2006 Levadiakos 5 (0)
2006 Apollon Kalamarias 6 (0)
2007 Pierikos 11 (4)
2007–2008 Thrasyvoulos 28 (2)
2008–2010 Panetolikos 28 (7)
2010–2011 Rodos 24 (9)
2011–2012 Asteras Magoula 19 (5)
2012 Vataniakos 9 (7)
2013–2015 Pierikos 54 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilias Manikas (Greek: Ηλίας Μανίκας; born 11 May 1980 in Katerini) is a Greek former professional footballer. He holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in the history of Greek football.

Career

Manikas started his career from Pierikos in 1997 and remained for 4 years. In 2002 he signed for Paniliakos. Between 2008 and 2010, he played for Panetolikos. After his contract expired, he signed with Rodos F.C.[1]

He returned to Pierikos in 2007 and 2013 and later was appointed as technical director. Since then he has joined lower leagues clubs.

Record

On 5 December 2011 Manikas scored the fastest hat-trick in the history of Greek football, after scoring 3 times within 4 minutes during the Asteras Magoula - Zakynthos (3-1) in Gamma Ethniki.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε Μανίκα η Ρόδος - Γ' Εθνική (Ν) - Ρόδος - Contra.gr". contra.gr. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ Θανάσης Σακελλαρίου (23 March 2022). "Δέκα χατ-τρικ που άφησαν εποχή στο ελληνικό ποδόσφαιρο". capitano.gr.
  3. ^ Αστέρας ήταν ο Μανίκας! - onsports.gr


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