Giorgos Mouratidis (Greek: Γιώργος Μουρατίδης) 1 January 1927 – 30 April 2013) was a Greek international football player who played as a midfielder.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Georgios Mouratidis | ||
Date of birth | (1927-01-01)1 January 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
Date of death | 30 April 2013(2013-04-30) (aged 86) | ||
Place of death | Greece | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945−1947 | Apollon Kalamarias | ||
1947−1951 | PAOK | ||
1951−1955 | AEK Athens | 8 | (0) |
National team | |||
1952 | Greece Military | ||
1948–1954 | Greece | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mouratidis started his career in 1945 at Apollon Kalamarias. In 1947 he moved to PAOK alongside Karpozilos and Konstantinidis.[2] With PAOK he won 2 Macedonia FCA Championships. He played there until 1951, when he was transferred to AEK Athens, where he retired from 1955.
One of the greatest moments of his career was the 4 goals he scored in a cup match against Aris.[3]
Mouratidis played with Greece, having 8 appearances between 1948 and 1954.[4] Of these, 6 took place when he was playing for PAOK and the other 2 being a player for AEK. He was also part of Greece's team for their qualification matches for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[5] He also played with the military team and won the World Military Cup in 1952.[6]