Andreas Garyfallos (1931 – 17 February 2015) was a Greek water polo player, one of the greatest in the history of Greek water polo as he is considered the ''"Patriarch of Greek water polo"''. He competed in the men's tournament at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

as a player-coach. He won 17 Greek Championships during the 1947 to 1968 span (all of them without defeat except for 1964 and 1968) and 6 consecutive Greek Cups (1953-1958) with

Ethnikos Piraeus Ethnikos Piraeus (Greek: Εθνικός Πειραιώς) is a Greek multisport club based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1923. The full name of the club is Ethnikos Omilos Filathlon Pireos/Phalirou or Ethnikos OFPF (Greek: Εθνικός Όμιλ ...

. He was later head coach of Kerkyra NC, Aris Thessaloniki, Panathinaikos, Ethnikos, NC Chios, Iraklis Thessaloniki. He also held the position of Ethnikos's president. The swimming pool in the ''Votsalakia'' beach in Piraeus bears his name.

Honours

17 Greek Championships * 1948, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 6 Greek Cups * 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958

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* 1931 births 2015 deaths Greek male water polo players Olympic water polo players of Greece Panathinaikos Water Polo Club coaches Water polo players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Water polo players from Piraeus Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club players {{Greece-waterpolo-bio-stub