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Alekos Chatzistavridis (Greek: Αλέκος Χατζησταυρίδης; 1 January 1915 – 1 January 1998) was a Greek international football player who played as a forward and a later manager.[1] His real name was "Stavridis".

Alekos Chatzistavridis

Chatzistavridis (left) with Tzanetis, Maropoulos and Christodoulou
Personal information
Full name	Alexios Stavridis
Date of birth	(1915-01-01)1 January 1915
Place of birth	Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Date of death	1 January 1998(1998-01-01) (aged 83)
Place of death	Piraeus, Greece
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
–1933	Vyzantion Piraeus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1943	AEK Athens
1944–1949	Olympiacos	22	(11)
National team
1949	Greece	2	(1)
Teams managed
1949–1952	Panpaianiakos
1957–1958	Egaleo
1959–1960	AE Nikea
1961–1962	Olympiacos
1967	Proodeftiki
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Chatzistavridis started football at Vyzantion Piraeus. In 1933 he joined AEK Athens and changed his name to "Chatzistavridis", because he was officialy belonged to his previous club. He established himself as one of the main attackers of the club. On 28 May 1939, he opened the score in the Greek Cup final, defeating PAOK by 2–1.[2] He played with the "yellow-blacks" for a decade and won 2 consecutive Panhellenic Championships, 1 Cup and 1 Athens FCA Championship in 1940, including the first domestic double in by a Greek club in 1939.

In 1944, during the period of the Occupation, Greek football was inactive and Chatzistavridis joined Olympiacos. On 8 June 1947, he played in the 5–0 win against Iraklis in the Cup final.[3] He played as a regular at the club of Piraeus, until 1949, where he ended his career as a footballer, winning another 2 consecutive Panhellenic Championships, 1 Cup and 4 consecutive Piraeus FCA Championships, including another domestic double in by a Greek club in 1947.[4][5][6][7]

International career

Chatzistavridis played in two games with Greece for the Mediterranean Cup (men's football) in May 1949 held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, scoring in his second and final appearance.[8][9]

Managerial career

Immeditately after his retirement as a footballer, Chatzistavridis enacted with coaching at Pampaianikos Peanias until 1952. Afterwards, he took as various clubs such as Egaleo, AE Nikea, Olympiacos for 6 months[10] and a brief spell at Proodeftiki.

Personal life

Chatzistavridis fought in the World War II and in the battle of Tepeleni and was seriously injured in the leg, where he recovered after great efforts. He died in 1998 at Piraeus.[11]

Honours

AEK Athens

• Panhellenic Championship: 1938–39, 1939–40
• Greek Cup: 1938–39
• Athens FCA League: 1940

Olympiacos

• Panhellenic Championship: 1946–47, 1947–48
• Greek Cup: 1946–47
• Piraeus FCA League: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949

References

External links

• Alekos Chatzistavridis at WorldFootball.net
• "The History of Olympiacos", Publications "G.X. Alexandris", Athens 1996
• "The History of AEK", Publications "G.X. Alexandris", Athens 1996
• "Legend, a journey through time", "Heliotropio" Publications, Athens 1997, ISBN 569-584-365-2
• "Golden Legend", "Art Press" Publications, Athens 1997
• "National Greece, march through time", "Papazisis" Publications, Athens 2001,
• 80 years, 80 forms, Greek Letters Publications, ISBN 960-442-021-6

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