Anthimos Kapsis (; born 3 September 1950) is a Greek former
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who played as a
sweeper.
Career
Born in
Astypalaia
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, Kapsis' family moved to
Keratsini
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when he was young. Kapsis played for the
Panathinaikos F.C.
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from 1969 until 1984 and was a member of that team when it played in
Wembley Stadium
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, located in London, England, in the
1971 European Cup Final.
As player of Panthinaikos he won five greek championships (1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984), four
greek cups (1969, 1977, 1982, 1984) and one
Balkans Cup
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(1977).
Kapsis was capped 36 times by the
Greece national team and was a member of the team that competed in
Euro 1980. He was also selected to an all-European squad that faced a
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one in a charity game.
Personal life
He is the father of
Michalis Kapsis
Michalis Kapsis (, born 18 October 1973) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was an integral part of Greece's UEFA Euro 2004 winning squad.
Club career
Aris Nikeas
Kapsis started his football career in 199 ...
(born 1973), who is also a football player and was included in the squad of
Euro 2004
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that went on to win the tournament.
See also
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List of one-club men in association football
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Retired players
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References
External links
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Living people
1950 births
Greek men's footballers
Men's association football sweepers
Greece men's international footballers
UEFA Euro 1980 players
Super League Greece players
Panathinaikos F.C. players
Greek football managers
PAS Giannina F.C. managers
Footballers from Piraeus
20th-century Greek sportsmen