Dimitris "Takis" Tsironis (born 26 October 1959) is a retired

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football forward. Born in

Neapoli, Thessaloniki Neapoli ( el, Νεάπολη) is a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki (regional unit), regional unit of Thessaloniki, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ne ...

Tsironis started his career from the local team Ermis Neapolis. At his 15, he transferred to

Makedonikos Makedonikos B.C. (Greek: Μακεδονικός K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki, Greece. The parent athletic club was founded in 1928, and the basketball department was founded in 19 ...

. In 1979 has an offer from PAOK, but the fee was very low. A few days later Tsironis transferred to

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, and the total cost of the transfer was reached at 12,000,000 drachmas. In his first season with Kastoria, Tsironis scored 25 goals in official and friendly games. Along with his fellow players they shocked the Greek football world by winning the

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in 1980. Kastoria became the first provincial which awarded the Cup, and Tsironis shined. At the final he scored 3 goals against Iraklis in a 5-2 victory. He scored all his goals at the second half, and also he earned a penalty-kick when he frustrated after a 50 metres run. It was the third hat-trick in a final, and the first after 1947. He was also the first scorer of

this season with 9 goals. At the next season he played at the

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against

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. Kastoria eliminated after a 0-0 home victory and a 2-0 defeat, and Tsironis had two post hits. The

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newspapers mention his excellent performance. Tsironis was the only young and talented player of Kastoria, who didn't made a transfer to a biggest club, in addition with several fellow players. Despite, he had many offers his club rejected it. These facts reacted to his career. He felt disappointed and his career declined fast. In 1984 he returned to Makedonikos. After his retirement he became a football agent.footballdatabase.eu Dinamo Tbilishi-Kastoria
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Honours

;Kastoria *

: 1979–80 *

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Top goalscorer: 1979–80 (9 Goals)

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1959 births Living people Greek footballers Kastoria F.C. players Makedonikos F.C. players Trikala F.C. players Association football wingers Footballers from Thessaloniki {{Greece-footy-midfielder-stub