Eduardos Kontogeorgakis (born 20 December 1949) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in Argentina, he represented Greece at international level.

Career

Kontogeorgakis played club football in Argentina and Greece for

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PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club (), or with its full name Panipirotikós Athlitikós Síllogos Giánnina (, ''Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina'') is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capita ...

and Kerkyra. He was one of a number of Argentine players to play for PAS Giannina in the early 1970s. He earned three caps for

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in 1978.

Personal life

His father is Eduardo Ricagni. Kontogeorgakis was born as Eduardo Ricagni like his father. When he moved in Greece in 1973, he used his maternal grandfather's surname. His grandfather was a refugee from

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who settled in

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and then immigrated to Argentina, while his maternal grandmother was Spanish.Κάνεις ντριμπλες; θα φας κλωτσιές enet.gr
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References

1949 births Living people Argentine people of Greek descent Argentine men's footballers Greek men's footballers Greece men's international footballers Club Atlético Atlanta footballers PAS Giannina F.C. players A.O. Kerkyra players Super League Greece players Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Argentine sportsmen 20th-century Greek sportsmen {{Greece-footy-midfielder-stub