Kostas Polychroniou
Konstantinos Polychroniou (Greek: Κώστας Πολυχρονίου; 12 November 1936 – 1 June 2018[2]), better known as Kostas Polychroniou, was a Greek professional football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Konstantinos Polychroniou | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Platanistos, Euboea, Greece | ||
| Date of death | 1 June 2018 (aged 81) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1968 | Olympiacos | 305[1] | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 1957–1967 | Greece | 27 | (0) |
| 1960 | Greece Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–1980 | AEL | ||
| 1981–1982 | Rodos | ||
| 1983–1984 | Doxa Drama | ||
| 1984 | Apollon Smyrnis | ||
| 1987 | Levadiakos | ||
| 1993–1994 | Olympiacos | ||
| 1994–1998 | Greece | ||
| 1999 | Ionikos | ||
| 2001 | Paniliakos | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Platanistos, Euboea, Polychroniou's family moved to Athens when he was six months old.[3] Polychroniou is considered as one-club man spending his entire career playing for the Greek giants Olympiacos F.C.[3][4] making 305 appearances in Alpha Ethniki and a total of 662 caps in all competitions (also including 239 friendly games). Kostas Polychroniou capped 27 times for Greece.[5]
He managed AEL, Rodos, Doxa Drama, Apollon Smyrni, Levadiakos, Olympiacos, Greece,[6] Ionikos, Paniliakos.[7]
References
- Κώστας Πολυχρονίου (in Greek). Olympiacos24.gr. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- "Greek Football Mourns Death of Kostas Polychroniou". Greekreporter.com. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- Kolokotsios, Lambros (3 January 2010). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΠΟΛΥΧΡΟΝΙΟΥ) [Sporting Capsules (Polychroniou)] (in Greek). Evrytania News. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011.
- "Kostas Polychroniou - Phantis".
- "Kostas Polihroniou, international footballer".
- "Greece National Team Coaches". Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- http://www.novasports.gr/soccer/anational/default.asp?action=match&mid=767&mm=1%5B%5D
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