Oikonomos Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Οικονόμος Τσαριτσάνης) is a Greek

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club, based in

Tsaritsani Tsaritsani or Tsiaritsiani ( el, Τσαριτσάνη, or el, Τσαρίτσιανη, ) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform, it was an independent community. The 2011 census recorded ...

, Larissa regional unit. The association was founded in 1953.

History

Oikonomos started from the lower divIsions of the Larissa FCA. In 2009 the club came close to promotion to Delta Ethniki but finished runners-up. The following 2009-10 season they were promoted to the Greek fourth division and in 2011, another promotion followed to the

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for the first time in history after becoming champions of the 2010–11 Delta Ethniki. In the 2011-12 Oikonomos missed out on promotion to

Beta Ethniki The Football League ( el, Φούτμπολ Λιγκ) was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super Lea ...

in the play-off round. The club played in

for 5 seasons until 2015-16. Oikonomos returned to the third tier in 2018 and returned to the Larissa FCA in 2021. Legendary centre-back

Giorgos Mitsibonas Georgios Mitsibonas (Greek: Γεώργιος Μητσιμπόνας; 11 November 1962 – 13 September 1997) was a Greek football player during the 1980s and 1990s. Biography Mitsibonas was born in 1962 in the village of Tsaritsani ( Larissa r ...

(1988 Greek champion) started his career from the club as striker in late 1970s.

Nikoulis: hat-trick record

On 10 October 2010 during the match against

Apollon Larissa Apollon Larissa Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Λάρισας) is a Greek professional football club based in Filippoupoli, Larissa, Greece. The club plays in the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system. It p ...

(4-1), Oikonomos' forward Alexis Nikoulis scored a

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hat-trick from direct free-kicks. Nikoulis' record equalized that of

Kostas Frantzeskos Kostas Frantzeskos ( el, Κώστας Φραντζέσκος, born 4 January 1969) is a Greek professional football manager and former player. Frantzeskos is better known for his deadly free-kick accuracy. He scored 57 free kick goals during h ...

of 1997 in Greek football. He is one of the few players worldwide to achieve such a feat.

Notable players

* Thanasis Basbanas *

Apostolos Tsianakas Apostolos Tsianakas ( el, Απόστολος Τσιανάκας; born 11 July 1979) is a Greek football player who currently plays for Oikonomos Tsaritsani in the Greek Football League 2. Career Born in Larissa, Tsianakas played for Larissa F. ...

* Alexis Nikoulis * Giannis Vaitsis * Antonis Poutas * Christos Veletanis

Notable managers

* Giorgos Kaltekis * Kostas Katsaras

Honours

** Delta Ethniki champions: 1 *** 2010–11 ** Larissa FCA Champions: 2 *** 2009–10, 2017–18 ** Larissa FCA Cup Winners: 1 *** 2017–18

References

External links

Official website
Football clubs in Thessaly 1953 establishments in Greece Larissa (regional unit) {{Greece-footyclub-stub