Eduardos Kontogeorgakis (born 20 December 1949) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in Argentina, he represented Greece at international level.

Career

Kontogeorgakis played club football in Argentina and Greece for

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PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

and

Kerkyra Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl ...

. He was one of a number of Argentine players to play for PAS Giannina in the early 1970s. He earned three caps for

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in 1978.

Personal life

His father is

Eduardo Ricagni Eduardo Ricagni (; born 29 April 1926-2010) was a professional football player and coach. A winger, at club level he won one Italian league title and was the top scorer of the Argentine Primera División in 1952. At International level he was bor ...

. Kontogeorgakis was born as Eduardo Ricagni like his father. When he moved in Greece in 1973, he used his maternal grandfather's surname. His grandfather was a refugee from

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who settled in

Chios Chios (; el, Χίος, Chíos , traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic ...

and then immigrated to

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

, while his maternal grandmother was Spanish.Κάνεις ντριμπλες; θα φας κλωτσιές enet.gr
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References

1949 births Living people Argentine people of Greek descent Argentine footballers Greek footballers Greece international footballers Club Atlético Atlanta footballers PAS Giannina F.C. players A.O. Kerkyra players Super League Greece players Association football midfielders {{Greece-footy-midfielder-stub