Anestis Afentoulidis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 December 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Mesopotamia, Hellenic State | ||
| Date of death | 6 April 2024 (aged 82) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Athletic Club Mesopotamia | |||
| Orestias Kastoria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1965 | Aris Kastoria | ||
| 1965–1970 | PAOK | 158 | (58) |
| 1970–1976 | Kastoria | 210 | (82) |
| 1973–1974 | → Toronto Homer (loan) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Anestis Afentoulidis (Greek: Ανέστης Αφεντουλίδης; 7 December 1941 – 6 April 2024) was a Greek professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
[edit]Afentoulidis played at the youth level with Athletic Club Mesopotamia, and with Orestias Kastoria.[1] In 1962, he played in the Association of Football Clubs of Kozani with Aris Kastoria, and contributed to securing promotion to the Beta Ethniki in his debut season.[2] In the 1963–64 season he finished as the league's top goal scorer with 23 goals.[3] In 1965, he played in the Alpha Ethniki with PAOK.[4][5] Throughout his tenure with PAOK he featured in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[6]
In 1970, he returned to his former team under the new name Kastoria. The following season he finished as the Beta Ethnik's top goal scorer for the second time in his career.[3] In 1973, he finished for the third time in his career as the league's top goal scorer with 20 goals.[3] He helped Kastoria achieve promotion to the Alpha Ethniki in the 1973–74 season.[7][8] In the summer of 1973, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.[9] He returned to play with Toronto Homer for the 1974 summer season.[10]
Personal life and death
[edit]His son is Dimitrios Afentoulidis.
Anestis Afentoulidis died on 6 April 2024, at the age of 82.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Α.Σ. Αστραπή Μεσοποταμίας: Ιστορία". Α.Σ. Αστραπή Μεσοποταμίας. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Ανέστης Αφεντουλίδης: Ο Καστοριανός θρύλος του ποδοσφαίρου που άφησε εποχή και στον ΠΑΟΚ ( φωτο)". Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Greece - List of Second Level Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Greece - All-Time Top Scorers 1959/1960-1998/1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Ο ΠΑΟΚ τίμησε τον Αφεντουλίδη". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 1 December 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1967-68 (game details)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "1974: Η άνοδος της ομάδας της Καστοριάς στην Α' Εθνική (φωτο)". Φούιτ.gr (in Greek). 9 February 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "The History of Kastoria". www.kastoria-fc.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Homer ties". The Globe and Mail. 17 July 1973. p. 33.
- ^ Krivel, Peter (22 June 1974). "Portuguese defeat Greek soccer side". Toronto Star. p. D3.
- ^ IEFIMERIDA.GR, NEWSROOM (6 April 2024). "ΠΑΟΚ: Πέθανε ο Ανέστης Αφεντουλίδης -Σε ηλικία 82 ετών". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- 1941 births
- 2024 deaths
- People from Kastoria
- Greek men's footballers
- Footballers from Western Macedonia
- Men's association football forwards
- Super League Greece players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Kastoria 1980 F.C. players
- PAOK FC players
- Greek expatriate men's footballers
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- 20th-century Greek sportsmen