Lakis Petropoulos (, 29 August 1932 – 30 June 1996) was a

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player who played as

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for Panathinaikos and a later manager.

Club career

Petropoulos played for Panathinaikos from 1952 to 1961 earning the

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three times (1953, 1960, 1961).

International career

Petropoulos was capped 3 times for

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. He was also member of the national side for the 1952 Olympic Games, but he did not play in any matches.

Managerial career

Petropoulos managed

, Panathinaikos,

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, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Cercle Brugge,

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

, Panionios, Apollon Smyrni and

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. After his retirement as football players, he became assistant coach in Panathinaikos. In 1968 he took over as head coach and helmed the team from 1968 to 1970 earning one double in 1969 and one greek championship in 1970. In 1972-1975 he worked for Olympiacos, with whom he won three consecutive championships, even though he did not stay until the end of the 1974-75 season.

References

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