Michalis Kritikopoulos
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michalis Kritikopoulos | ||
Date of birth | 3 January 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Kaisariani, Greece | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
Place of death | Andros, Greece | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1962–1963 | Kaisariani | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1964 | Panegialios | ||
1964–1973 | Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
1973–1980 | Olympiacos | 186 | (84) |
1980–1981 | Apollon Athens | 26 | (4) |
International career | |||
1969–1977 | Greece | 28 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michalis Kritikopoulos (Greek: Μιχάλης Κρητικόπουλος; 3 January 1946 – 20 July 2002) was a Greek football striker.
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Career
Born in Kaisariani, Kritikopoulos began playing football as a striker for local side G.S. Kaisariani in 1962. In 1964, he joined Ethnikos Piraeus F.C., where he would play for nine seasons.[1]
In 1973, Kritikopoulos joined Olympiacos F.C. where he played until 1980, winning three Alpha Ethniki and one Greek Football Cup titles. He finished his career with Apollon Athens F.C., retiring in 1981 at age 35.[1] All told, Kritikopoulos scored 175 league goals making him one of the league's all-time leading goal-scorers.[2]
Kritikopoulos made 28 appearances and scored three goals for the Greece national football team from 1969 to 1977.[3] He made his debut in a friendly against Australia on 19 July 1969.[4]
Personal
In 2002, Kritikopoulos died from cardiac arrest while playing in a friendly match for Olympiacos' veterans in Andros. Ethnikos Asteras has since named its football stadium after Kritikopoulos.[1]
References
External links
- Michalis Kritikopoulos – FIFA competition record
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- 1946 births
- 2002 deaths
- Greek footballers
- Greece international footballers
- Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Apollon Smyrni F.C. players
- Superleague Greece players
- Greek football biography stubs