Michalis Papatheodorou
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michail Papatheodorou | ||
| Date of birth | 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Peristeri, Greece[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1992 (aged 63–64) | ||
| Place of death | Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1943–1944 | Keravnos Peristeri | ||
| 1944–1947 | AEK Athens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944–1956 | AEK Athens | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 3 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1950–1951 | Greece | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1972 | Greece military | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michalis Papatheodorou (Greek: Μιχάλης Παπαθεοδώρου; 1928–1992) was a Greek professional footballer who played as a midfielder for AEK Athens and a later manager.
Club career
[edit]Papatheodorou started football in 1943 from Keravnos Peristeri and in 1944 he was transferred to AEK Athens, initially competing in the club's academy for three years before being promoted to the men's team. On 3 July 1949, he won the Cup playing in both finals against Panathinaikos at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.[2][3][4][5][6] On 28 May 1950, he played in the Cup final against Aris, where AEK prevailed with 4–0 and won their second consecutive title.[7][8][9] With AEK he won 3 Cups and a Athens FCA League in 1950.[10] In 1956 a serious injury forced him to end his career at the age of only 28.
International career
[edit]Papatheodorou became an international with Greece in 1950 and 1951, earning two caps.[11][12] He made his debut on 13 December 1950 in the 1–0 defeat against France B at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.[13] He made his last international appearance on 14 October 1951 in the friendly match against the same opponent at the Stade Vélodrome, where Greece lost again with the same score.[14]
Managerial career
[edit]Papatheodorou was the manager of the military team of Greece, winning the 1968 World Military Cup in Baghdad.[15][16][17]
Personal life
[edit]His son, Takis[18][19] was also a footballer, who played in the reserve team of AEK Athens, earning a league appearance with the first team in 1977, when the professional footballers where on strike.[20]
Honours
[edit]As a player
[edit]AEK Athens
- Greek Cup: 1948–49, 1949–50, 1955–56
- Athens FCA League: 1950
As a coach
[edit]Greece military
- World Military Cup: 1968
References
[edit]- ^ "Μιχάλης Παπαθεοδώρου". football.aek.com.
- ^ "ΚΥΠΕΛΛΟ 1949". aekfc.gr.
- ^ "Greek Cup 1948/49". rsssf.org.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ-Παναθηναϊκός 2-1". aektoday.com (in Greek).
- ^ "Η δικαίωση του ηρωισμού". aek365.org (in Greek). 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Ο πρώτος μεταπολεμικός τίτλος". 3 July 2020.
- ^ "ΚΥΠΕΛΛΟ 1950". aekfc.gr.
- ^ "Greek Cup 1949/50". rsssf.org.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ-Αρης 4-0". aektoday.com (in Greek). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "newsp. Athletic Echo, 10 July 1950". athlitikihxo.gr (in Greek).
- ^ "Συμμετοχές και γκολ όλων των διεθνών (Π-Σ)". epo.gr. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009.
- ^ "Michalis Papatheodorou". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Greece Matches 1948–1950" (PDF). epo.gr.
- ^ "Greece matches 1951–1955" (PDF). epo.gr.
- ^ "newsp. Athletic Echo, 11 June 1968". athlitikihxo.gr.
- ^ "newsp. Athletic Echo, 24 June 1968". athlitikihxo.gr.
- ^ "World Military Championship". rsssf.org.
- ^ "Τάκης Παπαθεοδώρου". football.aek.com.
- ^ "Ζήσαμε δύο ώρες όπως στην «ΘΥΡΑ 18»!". aek-live.gr. 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Το ντεμπούτο του Μπάγεβιτς και δώδεκα… πιτσιρικάδων της εποχής! Στις 26 Δεκεμβρίου του 1977 στην Ελλάδα έπαιζαν μπάλα..." filathlos.gr.
External links
[edit]- "The History of AEK", Edition "G.Ch. Alexandris, Athens 1996
- Greece's march through time, Papazisis Publications Athens 2001
- National Football Team of Greece Chr. Arvanitis
- Michalis Papatheodorou on phantis.com
- Michalis Papatheodorou at WorldFootball.net