Kostas Linoxilakis ( el, Κώστας Λινοξυλάκης; 5 March 1933 – 3 December 2014) was a Greek former

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and Olympic

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Career

Linoxilakis started his career at Asteras Athens and was centre back of

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

from 1950 when he was only 17 years old until the 1962–1963 season. He was capped a total of 28 times by the Greece national team during his career, scoring 1 goal. He competed for He was member of the national side for the

1952 Olympic Games 1952 Olympics refers to both: *The 1952 Winter Olympics, which were held in Oslo, Norway *The 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the X ...

. After his football career was over, he entered local politics and was elected to the

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City Council.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Linoxilakis, Kostas 1933 births 2014 deaths Super League Greece players Panathinaikos F.C. players Footballers from Athens Greek footballers Greece international footballers Olympic footballers of Greece Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Association football defenders Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1951 Mediterranean Games