Ilias Papageorgiou ( el, Ηλίας Παπαγεωργίου; born 1 January 1925) was a Greek footballer who played as a

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and a later manager.

Club career

Papageorgiou started football at the age of 13 in AE Chromatourgion, as outside right alongside

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. In 1943 he moved to Apollon Renti, where he played inside right, a position in which he established himself. In 1944 he joined Atromitos Piraeus where he played until 1949. Then he was called to Piraeus Mixed Team and for the first time to the National team, without making an appearanece. In 1949, he was transferred to AEK Athens without the consent of his club, as a result of which he was out of competition for two seasons according to the regulations at the time. He stayed at AEK until 1955, where in his first years he competed only in friendly matches and in 1950 he was called to the Athens Mixed Team. After leaving AEK, Papageorgiou returned to Atromitos Piraeus to end his football career.

International career

Papageorgiou played 14 for Greece scoring 4 goals, between 1950 and 1953. He also competed once in the men's tournament at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

Managerial career

After football, Papageorgiou involved in coaching and worked in many clubs, including Ionikos,

Proodeftiki Proodeftiki Football Club, also known as Proodeftiki Piraeus, simply as Proodeftiki, or with its full name as A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea ( el, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Προοδευτική Νεολαία, transliterated "Athlitikós Όmilo ...

, Panargiakos, Vyzas Megara, Atromito Piraeus, Aias Salamina, Kallithea and

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"Ilias Papageorgiou builds his own dreams in Triumph", newsp. Sports Echo, 9/11/1977, p. 4 etc.

Personal life

As a professional footballer, he also worked at the Athens-Piraeus Electric Company and later at the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Papageorgiou, Ilias 1925 births Possibly living people Greek footballers Greece international footballers Olympic footballers of Greece Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics AEK Athens F.C. players Footballers from Piraeus Association football forwards Atromitos Piraeus F.C. players Greek football managers Ionikos F.C. managers Proodeftiki F.C. managers Panargiakos F.C. managers