Frangiskos Sourpis (; born 4 March 1943) is a former Greek

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, centre-back for Panathinaikos from 1962 until 1973.

Career

Born in

Kifisia Kifisia or Kifissia (also Kephisia or Cephissia; , ) is a municipality and one of the most affluent northern suburbs in the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration, Attica, Greece, mainly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, running all the way f ...

, Sourpis was talented at the pole vault and volleyball, but chose to play football with

Panathinaikos F.C. Panathinaikos Football Club ( ), known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO (; ''Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos'', ), is a Greek professional football club based in Athen ...

He partnered Takis Papoulidis in the centre of defence in the 4-3-3 formation that coach Stjepan Bobek used at Panathinaikos. He played a total of 11 seasons for Panathinaikos, winning the Greek

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six times (1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972), two

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s, and helped the club reach the 1971 European Cup Final. Sourpis made four appearances for the full

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from 1964 to 1967.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sourpis, Frangiskos 1943 births Living people Greece men's international footballers Panathinaikos F.C. players Men's association football central defenders Footballers from Athens Greek men's footballers 20th-century Greek sportsmen