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Kleanthis Vikelides (Greek: Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης; 23 October 1916 – 4 November 1988) was a Greek footballer who played for Aris Thessaloniki and the Greece national football team. He was also a manager, taking charge of Aris Thessaloniki, PAOK and Apollon Kalamaria.

Kleanthis Vikelides

Personal information
Full name	Kleanthis Vikelides
Date of birth	(1916-10-23)23 October 1916
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Date of death	4 November 1988(1988-11-04) (aged 72)
Place of death	Thessaloniki, Greece
Position(s)	Forward
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1949	Aris	131	(72)
National team
1936–1948	Greece	7	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vikelides was born in 1916 in Thessaloniki and was the youngest of the three Vikelides brothers that played for Aris F.C., the others being Kostas and Nikiforos. He was instrumental in Aris winning the Greek Championship in 1932 and 1946, given the nickname 'Macedonian Tank'.[1] During his career, Vikelides was capped 7 times by the Greece National Football Team, scoring 4 goals.[2] Vikelidis coached Aris Thessaloniki twice in 1954 and 1959 and later continued his managing career with PAOK during the 1957 season and Apollon Kalamaria during the 1961 season. In his honour, Aris FC named the stadium at Charilaou, Thessaloniki Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 May 1936	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania	Bulgaria	5–4	Lost	1936 Balkan Cup
2.	22 January 1938	Maccabiah Stadium, Tel-Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel	Mandatory Palestine	1–3	Win	1938 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	22 January 1938	Maccabiah Stadium, Tel-Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel	Mandatory Palestine	1–3	Win	1938 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	20 February 1938	Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, Greece	Mandatory Palestine	1–0	Win	1938 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	23 April 1948	Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, Greece	Turkey	1–3	Lost	Friendly
Correct as of 22 November 2016[3]

Sources

• Kleanthis Vikelidis at WorldFootball.net
• Αθλητική Ηχώ
• Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης 1914-2004 Κέντρο ιστορίας Θεσσαλονίκης, Θεσσαλονίκη 2004, ISBN 960-87344-8-7
• Άρης 1914-2002, Άγγελος Καριπίδης
• Κωνσταντίνος Ίντος, "Η Ιστορία του Άρη", τόμος 1, "Ποδόσφαιρο (1914–2000), Ο κίτρινος θεός του πολέμου στον 20ό αιώνα."

References

На других языках

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[de] Kleanthis Vikelidis

Kleanthis Vikelidis (griechisch Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης; * 23. Oktober 1916 in Thessaloniki; † 4. November 1988 ebenda) war ein griechischer Fußballspieler und späterer -trainer, der seine aktive Karriere lediglich bei Aris Thessaloniki verbrachte und dort zwei Meisterschaften gewann. Darüber hinaus war er Mitglied der griechischen Nationalmannschaft. Aufgrund seines Körperbaus erhielt er den Spitznamen Mazedonischer Tank. Verbunden mit seiner langjährigen Tätigkeit für Aris wurde das Kleanthis-Vikelidis-Stadion im Jahr 2004 nach ihm umbenannt.

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- [en] Kleanthis Vikelidis

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[fr] Kleánthis Vikelídis

Kleánthis Vikelídis (en grec : Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης), né le 23 octobre 1916 et mort le 4 novembre 1988, est un footballeur grec actif dans les années 1930-1940.

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[ru] Викелидис, Клеантис

Клеа́нтис Викели́дис (греч. Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης; 23 октября 1916, Салоники — 4 ноября 1988, Салоники) — греческий футболист, выступавший на протяжении всей карьеры на позиции нападающего в футбольном клубе «Арис», а также футбольный тренер.

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