Greek footballer
Emilios Theofanidis
![]() Emilios Theofanidis with AEK Athens |
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| Full name |
Emilios Theofanidis |
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| Date of birth |
(1939-11-30)30 November 1939 |
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| Place of birth |
Ptolemaida, Greece |
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| Date of death |
7 February 1999(1999-02-07) (aged 59) |
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| Place of death |
Ptolemaida, Greece |
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| Position(s) |
Midfielder, defender |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| –1963 |
Aris Ptolemaidas |
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| 1963–1965 |
AEK Athens |
6 |
(0) |
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| 1965–1970 |
PAOK |
145 |
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| Total |
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151 |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Emilios Theofanidis (Greek: Αιμίλιος Θεοφανίδης; 30 November 1939 – 7 February 1999) was a Greek professional footballer who played as midfielder and a later manager.
Club career
Theofanidis started football from Aris Ptolemaidas where he distinguished himself competing in the second division,[1] while in 1963 he emerged as the top scorer in his respective group.[2]
In the summer of 1963, he took the big step of his career by transferring to the then Greek champion, AEK Athens.[3] With the yellow-blacks, he played for 2 years, making his debut in the first division and remarkably, participated in both matches against Monaco for the qualifying phase of the European Cup,[4][5] even scoring and 1 goal in the second leg in Athens on 2 October 1963 which ended 1–1.[6] During his spell in the club he won a Greek Cup in 1964.[7]
In the summer of 1965, he transferred to PAOK, where he played for 5 seasons[8] and played in the first 2 European matches in the history of the club against the Wiener Sport-Club for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965. He was also a finalist of the Greek Cup in the period 1970.[9]
After the end of his football career Theofanidis worked as a coach and among other things, in the infrastructure departments of PAOK and at Aris Ptolemaidas[10] He died on 7 February 1999 at the age of 59. The Municipal Stadium of Ptolemaida has been named in his honor.[11]
Honours
AEK Athens
Individual
References
