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Konstantinos Iosifidis
Konstantinos Iosifidis (; born 14 January 1952) is a former Greek international football (soccer), footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full back, left back and spent his List of one-club men in association football, entire career from 1971 to 1985 at PAOK FC, PAOK. Iosifidis is List of PAOK FC records and statistics#Player records, PAOK 2nd all-time appearance maker with 494 games in total (397 in the league). He was the first player in club's history who won 4 domestic titles with the ''White-blacks of the North'', being a member of the squad that won the 1971-72 Greek Football Cup, 1972 and 1973-74 Greek Football Cup, 1974 Cups and the 1975-76 Alpha Ethniki, 1976 and 1984-85 Alpha Ethniki, 1985 Greek league titles, captaining the team in the latter. He had 51 caps and scored 2 goals for the Greece national football team, between 1974 and 1982, and participated in the UEFA Euro 1980. Iosifidis was a complete full-back, being able to contribute at both e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyroneia
Vyroneia (, before 1924: Χατζή Μπεηλίκ - ''Chatzi Beilik'') is a town located in the municipal unit of Petritsi in the northwestern part of Serres (regional unit), Serres regional unit, Greece. It is situated near the Bulgarian border, on the right bank of the river Struma (river), Strymon, south of the Belasica, Kerkini mountains, and east of the Lake Kerkini. Vyroneia is west of Neo Petritsi and northwest of Sidirokastro. The community has an area of . History Vyroneia, then known as Hadji-Beylik, was a military base for the Greek army during the Second Balkan War. The village was also used as a military base for male civilians who had been conscripted due to the general mobilisation of 1974. Transport The settlement has a Vyroneia railway station, station on the Thessaloniki–Alexandroupoli railway, railway line from Thessaloniki to Serres and Alexandroupoli. Near the train station is the National Aquarium of Vyroneia, the second in Greece after Rhodes. The Vy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of One-club Men In Association Football
This article is a list of one-club men, sportsmen who have played their entire professional career with only one club, in Association football, football. Retired players :''Players must have been at their club for a minimum of ten years to be included here. Loan spells at other teams disqualify players from being counted in the list. Only seasons with appearances in the senior first team are counted.'' File:Giggs cropped.jpg, Manchester United F.C., Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs appeared in 963 matches over 24 seasons. Giggs is also one of only two players (alongside James Milner) to play in 22 successive Premier League seasons, and the only player to score in 21 successive Premier League seasons. Giggs won 34 trophies during his career with Manchester United. File:PaoloMaldini.jpg, Former AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini appeared in 647 league matches and 902 matches overall, spanning over 25 consecutive seasons. Maldini won 26 trophies with Milan, and played the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super League Greece
The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of the Greek league system. The members of the cooperative are the Football Limited Companies (P.A.E.) that have the right to participate in the Super League 1 championship. The president of Super League 1 is Evangelos Marinakis, Vangelis Marinakis, who has been re-elected for the third time. It consists of 14 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 26 games each followed by 6-game Championship play-offs to decide the champions. As of April 2025, Super League Greece is ranked 12th in the UEFA coefficient, UEFA ranking of leagues, based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. Since the foundation of the first official Panhellenic Championship in 1927, only six clubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polykastro F
Polykastro (, before 1928 , ''Karasoúli''; ''Pandektis: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece'', compiled by the/ref>) is a town and a former municipality in Kilkis regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Paionia, of which it is a municipal unit, and the seat. The municipal unit has an area of 312.717 km2, the municipal unit 45.775 km2. The municipal unit of Polykastro has 12,000 inhabitants, and includes Polykastro and 23 villages. It is built near the Axios River, on the road and railway from Thessaloniki to Belgrade. It was formerly known as Karasuli (Turkish), Dikaeos Vassiliadis, "History of Polykastro", Polykastro Mavrosuli or Rugunovec (Macedonian and Bulgarian: Ругуновец). History Ancient times The area is inhabited since the Neolithic Era. There are two settlements from that era: in Axiochorion (Amydon) and in Limnotopos ( Carabia). In the Bronze Age, 3500 to 3000 BC, Paeonian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross (association Football)
In association football, a cross is a medium- to-long-range pass (football), pass from a wide area of the pitch towards the centre of the field near the opponent's goal. Specifically, the intention of a cross is to directly bring the ball into the box from an angle that allows the attacking forward (association football), forwards to more easily aim for goal with their head or feet. Crosses are generally airborne (floated) to clear nearby defenders, but can also be hit with force along the ground (drilled). It is a quick and effective move. Use Crosses are primarily used to create goal-scoring opportunities. Variations on the cross form an important repertoire of counter-attacking tactics. In particular, crosses are indispensable for players in wide positions, usually Midfielder#Winger, wingers, Defender (association football)#Wing-back, wingbacks and Defender (association football)#Full-back, fullbacks. These players use the cross to center the ball from the wings of the field in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Work Rate
In association football, work rate refers to the extent to which a player contributes to running and chasing in a match while not in possession of the ball. Work rate is generally indicated by the distance covered by a player during a match. An example of a player with a high work rate is Xavi, a former midfielder for Barcelona and Spain. During the final of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, Xavi ran almost 12 km, more than any other player in the game. The same is true of the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, when he covered a distance of 14.98 km (including extra time). A high work rate is valued because players with this characteristic will be able to play a more active role in defending and attacking throughout a match. Conversely, players are sometimes criticized for low work rate; for instance, ESPN Soccernet correspondent Sam Limbert highlighted a poor work rate as one of the weaker qualities of Arsenal midfielder Denílson Pereira Neves. However, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Euro 1980
The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship finals tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. It was the first European Championship to feature eight teams in the finals, which took place between 11 and 22 June 1980. Germany national football team, West Germany won the UEFA Euro 1980 Final, final 2–1 against Belgium national football team, Belgium for their second title. This was the last European Championship with a third place play-off. Bid process This was the first European Championship in which eight teams, rather than four, contested the finals tournament. On 17 October 1977 UEFA announced that England, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany had expressed interest in hosting this event. On 19 October UEFA's Organising Committee decided to assign the hosting to England or Italy (expressing its favour to the latter, the former having already hosted the FIFA World Cup j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece National Football Team
The Greece national football team (, ) represents Greece in men's international Association football, football matches, and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece is one of only ten national teams to have been crowned List of UEFA European Championship finals, UEFA European Champions. Greece's first appearance in a major tournament was at UEFA Euro 1980 where they were knocked out in the group stage. Their qualification to the then eight-team UEFA European Championship gave them a position in the top eight European football nations that year. Greece did not qualify for another major tournament until the 1994 FIFA World Cup and after an undefeated qualifying campaign, they produced a poor performance in the finals, losing all three group matches without scoring. UEFA Euro 2004 marked the highest point in Greece's football history when they won the tournament in only their second participation. Dismissed as rank outsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
