Giorgos Gasparis (footballer, born 1913)
 Giorgos Gasparis in 1947 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Gasparis | ||
| Date of birth | 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Smyrna, Ottoman Empire | ||
| Date of death | 1978 (aged 64–65) | ||
| Place of death | Athens, Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1930 | Ethnikos Kaisarianis | ||
| 1930–1935 | Apollon Athens | ||
| 1935–1936 | AEK Piraeus | ||
| 1936–1950 | AEK Athens | 11 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1935–1938 | Greece | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973 | Greece (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giorgos Gasparis (Greek: Γιώργος Γασπάρης; 1913–1978) was a Greek professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]
Club career
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Gasparis started football in 1927 at Ethnikos Kaisarianis and in 1930 he moved to Apollon Athens. In 1935 AEK Athens wanted to sign him, but since Apollon did not give him, he went to AEK Piraeus for a year and in 1936 he joined AEK Athens, remaining until 1950, where he retired from playing at the age of 37. During his 14-year presence in the club, he was a key player in the defense of the team helping them win 2 consecutive Panhellenic Championships, 3 Greek Cups and 4 Athens FCA League, including the first domestic double by a Greek club in 1939.
International career
[edit]Gasparis played with Greece 5 times, with both Apollon and AEK Athens.[2] His debut took place in the matches for the 5th Balkan Cup in Sofia in June 1935 against Bulgaria and Romania. He also played in a friendly against Egypt in Cairo in June 1936 and in both qualification matches for the 1938 FIFA World Cup.[3] against Palestine.
Managerial career
[edit]Completing his football career, Gasparis became a coach and was on the bench of several clubs, while in 1973 he worked as an assistant coach of Billy Bingham in Greece.
Honours
[edit]AEK Athens
- Panhellenic Championship: 1938–39, 1939–40
- Greek Cup: 1938–39, 1948–49, 1949–50
- Athens FCA League: 1940, 1946, 1947, 1950
References
[edit]- ^ "Giorgos Gasparis". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Giorgos Gasparis". EU Football. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "World Cup 1938-Qualifying". RSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Giorgos Gasparis at WorldFootball.net
- Giorgos Gasparis at EU-Football.info
- 1913 births
- 1978 deaths
- Greek men's footballers
- Greece men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Ethnikos Asteras F.C. players
- Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Smyrniote Greeks
- Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to Greece
- Footballers from İzmir
- 20th-century Greek sportsmen