Kleanthis Vikelidis (Greek: Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης; 15 September 1915 – 4 November 1988) was a Greek footballer who played for Aris and Greece. He was also a manager, taking charge of Aris, PAOK and Apollon Kalamarias.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kleanthis Vikelidis | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
Date of death | 4 November 1988 | (aged 73)||
Place of death | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1933–1949 | Aris | 131 | (72) |
International career | |||
1936–1948 | Greece | 7 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vikelidis was born in 1916 in Thessaloniki and was the youngest of the three Vikelidis brothers that played for Aris, the others being Kostas and Nikiforos. He was instrumental in Aris winning the Panhellenic Championship in 1932 and 1946, given the nickname "Macedonian tank" (Greek: "Μακεδονικό τανκ").[1] During his career, Vikelidis was capped 7 times by the Greece National Football Team, scoring 4 goals.[2] Vikelidis coached Aris twice in 1954 and 1959 and later continued his managing career with PAOK during the 1957 season and Apollon Kalamarias during the 1961 season. In his honour, Aris FC named their stadium at Charilaou, Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium.
International goals
edit# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1. | 21 May 1936 | Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania | Bulgaria | 5–4 | Lost | 1936 Balkan Cup | |||||
2. | 22 January 1938 | Maccabiah Stadium, Tel-Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel | Mandatory Palestine | 1–3 | Win | 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
3. | 22 January 1938 | Maccabiah Stadium, Tel-Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel | Mandatory Palestine | 1–3 | Win | 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
4. | 20 February 1938 | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece | Mandatory Palestine | 1–0 | Win | 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
5. | 23 April 1948 | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece | Turkey | 1–3 | Lost | Friendly | |||||
Correct as of 22 November 2016[3] |
External links
edit- Kleanthis Vikelidis at WorldFootball.net
- Αθλητική Ηχώ
- Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης 1914-2004 Κέντρο ιστορίας Θεσσαλονίκης, Θεσσαλονίκη 2004, ISBN 960-87344-8-7
- Άρης 1914-2002, Άγγελος Καριπίδης
- Κωνσταντίνος Ίντος, "Η Ιστορία του Άρη", τόμος 1, "Ποδόσφαιρο (1914–2000), Ο κίτρινος θεός του πολέμου στον 20ό αιώνα."
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης: Το «Μακεδονικό τανκ» | ποδόσφαιρο , γ' εθνική , αρης | SentraGoal". Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "94 χρόνια Άρης - Εφημερίδα Μακεδονία της Θεσσαλονίκης". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ Football PLAYER: Kleanthis Vikelidis