Panagiotis "Takis" Michalos ( el, Παναγιώτης Μίχαλος; 3 October 1947 – 3 January 2010) was a Greek

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player and

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. He was born in

Ampelokipoi, Athens Ampelokipoi or Ampelokipi (, ), meaning 'vineyards', is a large, central district of the city of Athens. Ampelokipoi is in the center of Athens, near Zografou, Goudi, Psychiko and Pagkrati. The area is famous for hosting Panathinaikos's home ground ...

Water polo playing career

Clubs

Michalos was the goalkeeper of

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 ...

, from 1962 until 1975. With Olympiacos, he won two Greek water polo championships (1969, 1971), and broke the dominance of Greek club water polo by Ethnikos.

National team

As a

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, Michalos took part in two

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

(

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

), in one

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(

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

), and in one

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(1970). He also took part in the

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

Water polo coaching career

Clubs

Michalos was the coach of

ANO Glyfada The Athletic Nautical Club of Glyfada , or "ANOG" (Greek: Αθλητικός Ναυτικός Όμιλος Γλυφάδας, "ΑΝΟΓ") was founded by 20 local sportsmen in 1946 and is located in Glyfada, Athens. The first name of the club was ' ...

, from 1979 until 1985. With ANO Glyfada, he reached the final of the

Greek Water Polo Cup The Greek Water Polo cup is the second most important competition of Greece, Greek men's waterpolo and is organised by Hellenic Swimming Federation, KOE (Hellenic Swimming Federation). It was first held in 1953. Initially started as a competition ...

in 1984. From 1985 to 1986, he was the coach of

National team

Ιn 1986, Michalos joined the national squads as an assistant coach, and he worked as an assistant coach and coach in the national teams from 1987, until 2002. Within the aforementioned capacities, he was present at three Olympic Games, three World Championships, seven European Championships, four World Cups, and four Mediterranean Games. He led the Greek youth national team to the bronze medal in 1997. He was the coach of the Greek women's national team in 2000, and the Greek men's national team, in the summer of 2002.

Personal

Michalos died in 2010. He had two sons,

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and Manos. Nikos is a

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player, and Manos is a

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* 1947 births 2010 deaths Greek male water polo players Water polo goalkeepers Water polo players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic water polo players for Greece Olympiacos Water Polo Club players Water polo players from Athens {{Greece-waterpolo-bio-stub

Water polo playing career

Clubs

National team

Water polo coaching career

Clubs

National team

Personal

See also

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