Romain Argyroudis (born 6 November 1946 in
Mulhouse) is a French former
footballer
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of Greek descent who played for clubs in both countries.
A
forward
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Sports
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in the 1960s and 1970s, Argyroudis played for a number of clubs in France, including
Mulhouse,
Lens (two spells, 1968 to 1969 and 1973 to 1979) and
Nice (1969 to 1971). In 1971, he along with fellow French-Greek forward
Yves Triantafillos joined Greek club
Olympiacos
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. In the
1972–73 season he won
the double with Olympiacos. He left the club at the end of the season and rejoined Lens.
Personal life
His grandfather was from
Eptanese in Greece and emigrated to
Montevideo
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. His grandmother was Uruguayan, while his mother is French.
["Ρομαίν ο Έλληνας", Newspaper Omada 12 May 1972]
References
Profile
1946 births
Living people
French footballers
Olympiacos F.C. players
RC Lens players
FC Mulhouse players
OGC Nice players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Super League Greece players
French people of Greek descent
Footballers from Mulhouse
French people of Uruguayan descent
Association football forwards
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