Georgios Simos or Charalampous[2] (Greek: Γιώργος "Mάγειρας" Σίμος ή Χαραλάμπους; 1919 – 12 February 1994), commonly known as "Magiras" (Which meant "Cooker", a nickname that followed him throughout his career, on the occasion of the fact that his grandfather maintained a cooking restaurant in Naxos), was a Greek professional footballer who played as a midfielder for AEK Athens and a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgios Simos | ||
| Date of birth | 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Smyrna, Ottoman Empire | ||
| Date of death | 12 February 1994 (aged 74–75)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1931–1938 | Eleftheroupoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1949 | AEK Athens | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 9 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1948–1949 | Greece | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1960 | Olympiacos Chalkida | ||
| 1961 | Egaleo | ||
| 1961 | Greece U19 | ||
| 1965 | Greece U19 | ||
| 1965–1967 | AEK Athens (assistant) | ||
| 1967–1968 | Proodeftiki | ||
| 1970 | Vyzas Megara | ||
| 1972 | Apollon Athens | ||
| 1972 | Pierikos | ||
| 1972–1973 | Chalkida | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Mageiras started football in 1931 from Eleftheroupoli and in 1933 he joined AEK Athens, at the age of 14 and in the first years, was a member of their academies, with teammates such as Kleanthis Maropoulos and Tryfon Tzanetis, with whom he later coexisted in the first team. He was part of the club that won the Panhellenic Championship and Greek Cup in 1939.[3] Mageiras retired from football in 1949 after a serious injury in the Cup final against Panathinaikos on 19 June.[4][5] With the "yellow-blacks" he won 2 Panhellenic Championships and 2 Greek Cups.
International career edit
He played a total of 4 times with Greece from 1948 to 1949.[6] His debut came on 23 April 1948, in a friendly at home against Turkey, the first to be played after World War II, under the instructions of Kostas Negrepontis.[7]
Managerial career edit
After his retirement from as a footballer, Magiras became involved in coaching. He coached Olympiacos Chalkida in the first division in 1960.[8] He also worked at Egaleo in 1961.[9] In the 1960's he was a partner of Lakis Petropoulos in the technical leadership of Greece. In 1972, he was also the coach of Pierikos.[10] Magiras returned to Chalcis to coach Chalkida, in 1972 for a year and led them to 4th place in the standings.[11]
Honours edit
AEK Athens
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Γιώργος Σίμος". football.aek.com.
- ^ newspaper "Athlitismos", 12 January 1948, page 2
- ^ "ORIGINAL 21 GALATSI A.E.K. HISTORY PAGE 1938 - 1939". Original21Galatsi.com (in Greek).[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Η δικαίωση του ηρωισμού". aek365.org. 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Ο πρώτος μεταπολεμικός τίτλος". 3 July 2020.
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (25 September 2004). "Greece - International Matches 1948-1960". RSSSF.
- ^ "Greece matches 1948–1950" (PDF). epo.gr.
- ^ "Για θυμήσου..." tanea.gr. 21 April 2001.
- ^ "Ιστορία Ποδοσφαίρου".
- ^ "Προπονητές που πέρασαν από τον Πιερικό". pierikos.info.
- ^ "'Η ΜΝΗΜΗ ΔΑΚΡΥΖΕΙ': ΔΕΚΑΕΤΙΑ '70 (Γλυκές και πικρές στιγμές για τον Α.Ο. 'Χαλκίς', μέρος Β)". eviasports.gr.
External links edit
- Giorgos Mageiras at EU-Football.info
- Giorgos Mageiras at WorldFootball.net
- List of men's players at Hellenic Football Federation
