Anthimos Kapsis ( el, Άνθιμος Καψής; born 3 September 1950) is a Greek former
International
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who played as a
sweeper.
Career
Born in
Astypalaia
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, Kapsis' family moved to
Keratsini
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when he was young. Kapsis played for the
Panathinaikos F.C.
Panathinaikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο. ), known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO (; ''Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos'', "All-Athenian ...
from 1969 until 1984 and was a member of that team when it played in
Wembley Stadium
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, located in London, England, in the
1971 European Cup Final
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.
Kapsis was capped 36 times by the
Greece national team and was a member of the team that competed in
Euro 1980
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. He was also selected to an all-European squad that faced a
South American
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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
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that went on to win the tournament.
See also
*
List of one-club men in association football
:
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Retired players
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kapsis, Anthimos
Living people
1950 births
20th-century Greek people
Greek footballers
Association football sweepers
Greece international footballers
UEFA Euro 1980 players
Super League Greece players
Panathinaikos F.C. players
Greek football managers
PAS Giannina F.C. managers
Footballers from Piraeus