Giannis Kyrastas

Giannis Kyrastas

Personal information
Full name	Ioannis Kyrastas
Date of birth	(1952-10-25)25 October 1952
Place of birth	Piraeus, Greece
Date of death	1 April 2004(2004-04-01) (aged 51)
Place of death	Athens, Greece
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
–1972	Olympiacos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1981	Olympiacos	223	(4)
1981–1986	Panathinaikos	145	(1)
Total		368	(5)
International career
1974–1985	Greece	46	(0)
Managerial career
1987–1988	Ethnikos Ellinoroson
1988–1989	A.E. Messolonghi
1989	Proodeftiki
1990–1991	Ethnikos Piraeus
1991–1993	Proodeftiki
1993–1994	Panionios
1994–1995	Panargiakos
1995–1996	Ethnikos Piraeus
1996	Paniliakos
1997	Panionios
1997–1999	Paniliakos
1999–2000	Panathinaikos
2000–2001	Iraklis
2001–2002	Panathinaikos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giannis Kyrastas (Greek: Γιάννης Κυράστας; 25 October 1952 – 1 April 2004) was a Greek footballer and football manager.

Club career

Born in Piraeus, Kyrastas started his football career in Olympiacos, where he played his first game on 10 December 1972 against Kavala. With Olympiacos he played 223 games, 16 of them in European competitions, and won five Greek Championships and three Greek Cups.

In 1981, he went, together with Mike Galakos, to archrival Panathinaikos, where he played in 145 games, 14 of them in European competitions, and won two Greek Championships and three Greek Cups. He retired in 1986 after playing his last game against Aris in November.

Kyrastas made 46 appearances for the Greece national team, from 15 November 1974 to 19 May 1985. He also played in the 1980 UEFA European Championship.

Coaching career

After retiring, he became a coach. Starting in the 1987–88 season and until 2001 he successfully coached many teams, including Ethnikos Piraeus, Paniliakos (twice), Panionios FC, Iraklis and finally Panathinaikos. After his second time as coach of Panathinaikos, he retired from coaching.

Death

Kyrastas was admitted on 5 March 2004 to hospital with septicaemia, after being infected with the rare Fournier gangrene. His condition was said to be improving, but on, 30 March he went into a decline from which he was not to recover. He died on 1 April 2004 at the age of 51.

The football players and staff of Panathinaikos, devoted the Double of 2004 in his memory.

External links

• Giannis Kyrastas – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Giannis Kyrastas at National-Football-Teams.com