Themis Rigas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Patras, Greece | ||
| Date of death | 13 January 1984 | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1962 | Apollon Smyrnis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Panachaiki FC | ||
| 1963–1964 | |||
| 1964–1965 | Panachaiki FC | ||
| 1965–1967 | |||
| 1967–1973 | Panachaiki FC | 83 | (12) |
| 1974 | Toronto Homer | ||
| 1974–1976 | Panachaiki FC | 58 | (9) |
| 1976 | Toronto Metros-Croatia[1] | 10 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Patrai | ||
| 1977–1979 | Panachaiki FC | 24 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Themis Rigas (Greek: Θέμης Ρήγας; born 1945 - died 13 January 1984), popularly nicknamed The Train, was a Greek footballer (winger) born in Patras. One of the fastest and most talented wingers of his generation, he was a member of the great Panachaiki football team that impressed Greece in the seventies and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup.[2] In 1974, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.[3]
He died in a domestic accident in 1984, at the age of 39, leaving behind him the Panachaiki family without one of its most eminent members.
Statistics[]
Themis Rigas had 165 First Division appearances for Panachaiki and scored 23 goals.
References[]
- ^ "NASL-Themis Rigas".
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- ^ "Eagles, Homer stay unbeaten, tie 1-1 before 10,951 fans". The Globe and Mail. 20 May 1974. p. S8.
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Notes[]
Categories:
- 1945 births
- 1984 deaths
- Panachaiki F.C. players
- Greek footballers
- Greek expatriate footballers
- Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Greek expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Accidental deaths in Greece
- Association football midfielders
- Canadian National Soccer League players
- Sportspeople from Patras