Stathis Chaitas

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Stathis Chaitas
Personal information
Full name Efstathios Chaitas
Date of birth (1940-03-20) 20 March 1940 (age 81)
Place of birth Istiaia, Euboea, Greece
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1959–1960 Panionios
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1974 Panionios 418 (67)
1974–1975 AEL 20 (1)
1975–1977 Panionios 42 (2)
Total 480 (70)
National team‡
1964–1971 Greece 24 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 December 2015

Stathis Chaitas (Greek: Στάθης Xάιτας; born 20 March 1940) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1960s and '70s. He was named the 1969 Greek Athlete of the Year.

Career[]

Club career[]

Born in Istiaia, Euboea, Chaitas played football for Panionios from 1958 until 1977 with a brief interlude in 1974–1975 season when he played for AEL. He still holds the record of most appearances in the 1st National for Panionios with 460 caps.[1]

International career[]

Chaitas appeared in 24 matches for the senior Greece national football team from 1964 to 1971, scoring one goal.[2][3]

Career as manager[]

After his playing days were over, he coached a number of clubs including Panionios, late in 1996.

References[]

  1. ^ Kolokotsios, Lambros (1 May 2009). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΧΑΪΤΑΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Chaitas)] (in Greek). Evrytania News.
  2. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece - International Matches 1971–1980". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  3. ^ ΕΘΝΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ > Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2010.

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