Andreas Garyfallos (1931 – 17 February 2015) was a Greek

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

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 (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

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 Όμι� ...

. 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 for 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 20th-century Greek sportsmen Water polo centre forwards {{Greece-waterpolo-bio-stub