Takis Synetopoulos (25 December 1948 – 30 November 2013) was a Greek

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a defender, and played with the Greece national football team.

Career

Synetopoulos played with

Olympiacos Volos Olympiacos Volos Football Club ( el, Π.Α.Ε. Α.Σ. Ολυμπιακός Βόλου 1937) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, Greece. They currently participating in the Gamma Ethniki. History In 1938 Olympiacos ac ...

in 1963. In 1970, he played in the Alpha Ethniki with

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 ...

In his debut season he assisted Olympiacos in securing the

1970–71 Greek Football Cup The 1970–71 Greek Football Cup was the 29th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 9 June 1971. The match was contested by Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos and PAOK FC, ...

. Throughout his tenure with Olympiacos he assisted in securing three consecutive league titles. He also assisted in winning the

1974–75 Greek Football Cup The 1974–75 Greek Football Cup was the 33rd edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 18 June 1975. The match was contested by Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, with Olymp ...

. Synetopoulos featured in several European tournaments during his time with Olympiacos where he played in the

1972–73 UEFA Cup The 1972–73 UEFA Cup was the second season of the UEFA Cup, a football competition organised by UEFA for clubs affiliated to its member associations. It was won by Liverpool, who beat Borussia Mönchengladbach over two legs in the final. The fir ...

1976–77 UEFA Cup The 1976–77 UEFA Cup was the sixth season of the UEFA Cup, a club association football, football competition organised by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). It was won by Italian club Juventus F.C., Juventus, who beat Athletic B ...

1978–79 UEFA Cup The 1978–79 UEFA Cup was won by Borussia Mönchengladbach on aggregate over Red Star Belgrade. The third club was revoked to Switzerland and Poland, and it was assigned to Bulgaria and East Germany. First round ...

. He also played in the

1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup The 1971–72 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Rangers, who defeated Dynamo Moscow in the final. Preliminary round First leg ---- Second leg ''4–4 on aggregate; Austria Wien won on away goals ...

1973–74 European Cup The 1973–74 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Bayern Munich, beginning their own three-year period of domination, in a replayed final against Atlético Madrid, the only such occasion in the tournam ...

, and

1975–76 European Cup The 1975–76 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the third consecutive time by Bayern Munich in the final against Saint-Étienne at Hampden Park, Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the ...

. In the summer of 1974 he played abroad in the

National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its d ...

with Toronto Homer. In 1979, he returned to his former club Olympiacos Volos, and later finished his career with

PAS Lamia 1964 Lamia Football Club ( el, Π.Α.Ε. Π.Α.Σ. Λαμία 1964) is a Greek professional football club based in Lamia, Greece. It was founded in 1964. The club plays in the Super League, the first tier of Greek football. It plays its home match ...

. He died on 30 November 2013.

International career

Synetopoulos played with the Greece national football team, and represented the team in 16 matches.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Synetopoulos, Takis 1948 births 2013 deaths Men's association football defenders Greek men's footballers Olympiacos Volos F.C. players Olympiacos F.C. players PAS Lamia 1964 players Super League Greece players Canadian National Soccer League players Greece men's international footballers Footballers from Volos