Kleanthis Vikelidis

Kleanthis Vikelides (Greek: Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης; 23 October 1916 – 4 November 1988) was a Greek footballer who played for Aris Thessaloniki and the Greece national football team. He was also a manager, taking charge of Aris Thessaloniki, PAOK and Apollon Kalamaria.

Kleanthis Vikelides
Personal information
Full name Kleanthis Vikelides
Date of birth (1916-10-23)23 October 1916
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Date of death 4 November 1988(1988-11-04) (aged 72)
Place of death Thessaloniki, Greece
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933–1949 Aris 131 (72)
International career
1936–1948 Greece 7 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vikelides was born in 1916 in Thessaloniki and was the youngest of the three Vikelides brothers that played for Aris F.C., the others being Kostas and Nikiforos. He was instrumental in Aris winning the Greek Championship in 1932 and 1946, given the nickname 'Macedonian Tank'.[1] During his career, Vikelides was capped 7 times by the Greece National Football Team, scoring 4 goals.[2] Vikelidis coached Aris Thessaloniki twice in 1954 and 1959 and later continued his managing career with PAOK during the 1957 season and Apollon Kalamaria during the 1961 season. In his honour, Aris FC named the stadium at Charilaou, Thessaloniki Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium.

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 May 1936Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania Bulgaria5–4Lost1936 Balkan Cup
2.22 January 1938Maccabiah Stadium, Tel-Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel Mandatory Palestine1–3Win1938 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.22 January 1938Maccabiah Stadium, Tel-Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel Mandatory Palestine1–3Win1938 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.20 February 1938Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, Greece Mandatory Palestine1–0Win1938 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.23 April 1948Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, Greece Turkey1–3LostFriendly
Correct as of 22 November 2016[3]

Sources
  • Kleanthis Vikelidis at WorldFootball.net
  • Αθλητική Ηχώ
  • Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης 1914-2004 Κέντρο ιστορίας Θεσσαλονίκης, Θεσσαλονίκη 2004, ISBN 960-87344-8-7
  • Άρης 1914-2002, Άγγελος Καριπίδης
  • Κωνσταντίνος Ίντος, "Η Ιστορία του Άρη", τόμος 1, "Ποδόσφαιρο (1914–2000), Ο κίτρινος θεός του πολέμου στον 20ό αιώνα."

References
  1. "Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης: Το «Μακεδονικό τανκ» | ποδόσφαιρο , γ' εθνική , αρης | SentraGoal". Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. "94 χρόνια Άρης - Εφημερίδα Μακεδονία της Θεσσαλονίκης". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. Football PLAYER: Kleanthis Vikelidis
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