Leonidas Andrianopoulos
![]() Andrianopoulos in 1927 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 August 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Piraeus, Greece | ||
Date of death | 25 October 2011 | (aged 100)||
Place of death | Greece | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1927–1936 | Olympiacos | ||
National team | |||
1929–1935 | Greece | 11 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Leonidas Andrianopoulos (Greek: Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος; 10 August 1911[1] – 25 October 2011) was a Greek footballer who played as a striker.
Career[]
Andrianopoulos played club football for Olympiacos,[2] alongside his four older brothers Yiannis, Dinos, Giorgos and Vassilis.[3][4] Following his death, club president Evangelos Marinakis described him as a "legend."[5]
He also earned eleven international caps for Greece, scoring two goals.[6]
Death[]
Andrianopoulos died on 25 October 2011, at the age of 100.[7]
References[]
- ^ Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος, ένας άνθρωπος ευλογημένος από τον Θεό (in Greek). 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Profile". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Πένθος για τον Λεωνίδα Ανδριανόπουλο στον Ολυμπιακό. Kathimerini (in Greek). 25 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ Πέθανε ο θρύλος του Ολυμπιακού, Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος (in Greek). eNet. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Vaggelis Marinakis: "Legends such as Leonidas Andrianopoulos live on forever"". Olympiacos F.C. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Profile". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Έφυγε" ο Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος (in Greek). Naftemporiki. 25 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 2011 deaths
- Greek footballers
- Greece international footballers
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Greek centenarians
- Men centenarians
- Sportspeople from Piraeus
- Association football forwards
- Greek football forward stubs