Stefanos Theodoridis ( el, Στέφανος Θεοδωρίδης; born 1950) is a

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former professional

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who played as a defender in the 1970s era.

Club career

Theodoridis started his career at the academies of

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

and was promoted to the men's team in 1969 with the renewal of roster attempted by the then coach,

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. He was a central defender unusual for the time, since he was good with the ball at his feet and had good positioning, resulting playing also as a right back. He won with AEK 3 Greek Championships. In the summer of 1978 he moved to

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, where he played for one season, before he closing his career at OFI in 1980.

International career

Theodoridis was capped once by the

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in 1971.

After football

Theodoridis became a Physical Education teacher and was involved with local government, having served for seven years as deputy mayor of cleanliness and water supply, for twelve years as president of the Sports Organization, and for two years as president of the Municipal Council of

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., while remaining in contact with the veterans association of AEK Athens.

Honours

AEK Athens *

Alpha Ethniki The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

: 1970–71, 1977–78 *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most ...

: 1977–78

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Theodoridis, Stefanos 1950 births Living people Greek men's footballers Greece men's international footballers AEK Athens F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players Men's association football defenders Constantinopolitan Greeks Footballers from Istanbul