A.P.O. Orfeas (or ''Orpheus'') ( el, Ορφέας), is a
Greek
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football club, firstly established in 1928 under the name "Olympias" ( el, Ολυμπιάς), located in
Egaleo,
Athens
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.
In 1968 Olympias merged with the local clubs "
Ierapolis" ( el, Ιεράπολις) and "Defence" ( el, Άμυνα), so Orfeas was ever born. The club took the name of Orfeas Tzanetopoulos who was appointed as mayor without been elected, by the
Greek military government (1967–74).
The team took part in the local Athenian leagues until, in 1971, was firstly promoted for the
Beta Ethniki playing there for most of the next years (1971–73, 1975–77).
Orfeas also participated in
Gamma Ethniki
The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece.
History
The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 198 ...
(later
Delta Ethniki
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), in 1970–71, 1974–75 and 1977–78 periods.
Notable former managers
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Sofoklis Koulidis
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Nikolaos Bairaktaris
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Savvas Papazoglou
Savvas Papazoglou ( el, Σάββας Παπάζογλου; born 20 June 1934) is a Greek
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Sources
*Nikos Dim. Nikolaidis, "50 years Aegaleo" ( el, 50 χρόνια Αιγάλεω)-Published by Aegaleo Municipality-1998
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Football clubs in Attica
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