Takis Synetopoulos
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 December 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Volos, Kingdom of Greece | ||
Date of death | 30 November 2013 | (aged 64)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1970 | Olympiacos Volos | ||
1970–1978 | Olympiacos | ||
1974 | Toronto Homer | ||
1979–1983 | Olympiacos Volos | ||
1983–1984 | PAS Lamia | ||
National team | |||
1965-1966 | Greece U19 | 4 | (0) |
1970-1975 | Greece | 16 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Takis Synetopoulos (25 December 1948 – 30 November 2013) was a Greek footballer who played as a defender, and played with the Greece national football team.
Career[]
Synetopoulos played with Olympiacos Volos F.C. in 1963.[1][2] In 1970, he played in the Alpha Ethniki with Olympiacos F.C..[3] In his debut season he assisted Olympiacos in securing the 1970–71 Greek Football Cup.[4] Throughout his tenure with Olympiacos he assisted in securing three consecutive league titles.[3] He also assisted in winning the 1974–75 Greek Football Cup.[5]
Synetopoulos featured in several European tournaments during his time with Olympiacos where he played in the 1972–73 UEFA Cup, 1976–77 UEFA Cup, 1978–79 UEFA Cup. He also played in the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 1973–74 European Cup, and 1975–76 European Cup. In the summer of 1974 he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.[6] In 1979, he returned to his former club Olympiacos Volos, and later finished his career with PAS Lamia 1964.[1]
He died on 30 November 2013.[7]
International career[]
Synetopoulos played with the Greece national football team, and represented the team in 16 matches.[8]
References[]
- ^ a b "Εφυγε ο Τάκης Συνετόπουλος". taxydromos.gr/. November 30, 2013. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Τάκης Συνετόπουλος". www.hellenicaworld.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ a b "Τάκης Συνετόπουλος". Itsports | Αθλητικές δραστηριότητες (in Greek). 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "Greece - Cup Data (from Quarterfinals on)". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ "Greece - Cup Data (from Quarterfinals on)". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ^ Krivel, Peter (July 6, 1974). "Homer versus White Eagles it's the big one in Toronto". Toronto Star. p. D1.
- ^ "Πέθανε ο παίκτης του Ολυμπιακού, Τάκης Συνετόπουλος | ΕΛΛΑΔΑ". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Takis Synetopoulos". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- 1948 births
- 2013 deaths
- Association football defenders
- Greek footballers
- Olympiacos Volou 1937 F.C. players
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- PAS Lamia 1964 players
- Super League Greece players
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Greece international footballers
- Sportspeople from Volos