Fanis Kofinas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Theofanis Kofinas | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Likoporia, Corinth Greece | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1980 | AO Likoporia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Pelopas Kiato | ||
| 1982–1992 | AEK Athens | 13 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | →Korinthos (loan) | ||
| 1985–1987 | →Ionikos (loan) | ||
| 1992–1994 | Egaleo | ||
| 1994–1995 | Acharnaikos | ||
| International career | |||
| Greece U21 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fanis Kofinas (Greek: Φάνης Κοφινάς; born 5 September 1960) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]Kofinas started football from the amateur club of his village, AO Likoporia and was subsequently acquired by the club of Pelopas Kiato in 1980[1] with whose shirt he competed in the championship of the second division and in the championship of the third division.
In the summer of 1982, he was transferred to AEK Athens.[2] He belonged to the "yellow-blacks" for 10 years, but spent most of that time on loan to other clubs, while in the seasons he was on the team he was almost always a substitute. In 1983 he was loaned to the second division side, Korinthos for two seasons and upon his return in 1985 he was loaned again for two seasons to Ionikos, who also played in the second division. He returned to AEK in 1987 and during the season he did most of his appearances for the yellow-blacks. However, a goal he conceded in a derby against Panathinaikos from Chatziathanasiou in 1988, "haunted" him for the rest of his career, since it was a rather weak long shot that passed through his hands and eventually cost AEK the draw.[3] In 1990 he spent his best days in AEK after having a very good performance and won the League Cup with the team, where Dušan Bajević used him as a starter.[4] In the end, however, he did not manage to establish himself in the starting line-up even after these appearances and left the team in 1992 with a total of only 13 appearances in the league. During his spell at AEK, he won 2 Championships, 1 Cup, 1 Super Cup and the League Cup. After AEK, he played for 2 years in Egaleo, and one in Acharnaikos, before ending his professional career.[5]
After football
[edit]After the end of his career, Fanis dealt with the science he has studied, as he is a mathematics teacher.[6]
Honours
[edit]AEK Athens
- Alpha Ethniki: 1988–89, 1991–92
- Greek Cup: 1982–83
- Greek Super Cup: 1989
- Greek League Cup: 1990
References
[edit]- ^ Sheet of the newspaper "Athletici Echo" of June 15, 1984, p . 4: "Kofinas, a talent in the shadow of Stefa"
- ^ "Η ΑΕΚ απόκτησε το νεαρό Κοφινά από τον Πέλοπα αντί 1,5 εκατομμυρίου". Athetic Echo (in Greek). 27 July 1982. p. 6.
- ^ "24/4/1988 ΑΕΚ - Παναθηναϊκός 2-2". aektoday.com.
- ^ "Ο Φάνης της ΑΕΚ". enwsi.gr. 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Φάνης Κοφινάς". aekpedia.com.
- ^ "Η άτυχη στιγμή του Φάνη Κοφινά". aek365.org.