Anthimos Kapsis
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 3 September 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Astypalaia, Greece | ||
| Playing position | Libero | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1984 | Panathinaikos FC | 319 | (5) |
| Total | 319 | (5) | |
| National team | |||
| 1971–1982 | Greece | 35 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Anthimos Kapsis (Greek: Άνθιμος Καψής; born 3 September 1950) is a Greek former International football player.
Career
Born in Astypalaia, his family moved to Keratsini when he was young.[1] Kapsis played for the Panathinaikos FC from 1969 until 1984 and was a member of that team when it played in Wembley Stadium, located in London, England, in the 1971 European Cup Final.[2]
Kapsis was capped thirty-six times by the Greece national football team[3] and was a member of the team that competed in the finals of Euro 1980. He was also selected to an all-European squad that faced a South American one in a charity game.
Personal life
He is the father of Michalis Kapsis (born 1973), who is also a football player and was included in the squad of Euro 2004[4] that went on to win the tournament.
See also
References
- ↑ Athanasiou, Nikos (2 June 2008). Μου ξανάρχονται ένα-ένα χρόνια δοξασμένα [I come back one to one with past glory] (in Greek). Gazzetta.gr.
- ↑ Kolokotsios, Lambros (12 December 2009). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΑΝΘ. ΚΑΨΗΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Anth. Kapsis)] (in Greek). Evrytania News.
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Greece – Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ↑ "Greece 1-0 Czech Rep". BBC News. 1 July 2004.
External links
- Anthimos Kapsis – FIFA competition record
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Giorgos Koudas |
Greece captain 1982 |
Succeeded by Giannis Gounaris |
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