Antonis Antoniadis

Antonis Antoniadis (Greek: Αντώνης Αντωνιάδης, born 25 May 1946) is a former Greek footballer. He scored 243 goals in a career which spanned 22 years. He started his career at 1964 playing for Aspida Xanthi before moving to Panathinaikos on 31 July 1968.[1] Antoniadis scored his first official goal for Panathinaikos on 27 October 1968 in a 1–0 victory over Apollon Athens. When he was playing in Xanthi, he was a goalkeeper because of his height. His nickname is Ο Ψηλός, The Tall.[2]

For the Greek admiral, see Antonis Antoniadis (admiral).
Not to be confused with Antonios Antoniadis.

Antonis Antoniadis
Antoniadis at the 1971 European Cup Final
Personal information
Full name Antonios Antoniadis
Date of birth (1946-05-25) 25 May 1946
Place of birth Petrochori, Greece
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1964–1966 Aspida Xanthi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Aspida Xanthi 56 (43)
1968–1978 Panathinaikos 222 (177)
1978–1979 Olympiakos 13 (7)
1979–1980 Atromitos 20 (7)
1980–1981 Panathinaikos 6 (3)
Total 317 (237)
National team
1970–1977 Greece 21 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career
Antoniadis with Ferenc Puskás (1971)

Antoniadis scored 187 goals in 242 matches in the Greek Championship, and was top scorer five times: 1970 (25 goals), 1972 (39 –second in Europe- record in the Greek Championship until today), 1973 (22), 1974 (26) and 1975 (20). In 1971 when Panathinaikos reached the European Cup Final against Ajax, Antoniadis was the leading scorer in the tournament with 10 goals.[3]

During the summer of 1978 he was transferred to Olympiakos where he stayed for one season, playing in 13 games and scoring 7 goals. He later went on to play for Atromitos Athens. In 1980 before he retired and became president of PSAP he went full circle and returned to Panathinaikos.[4] Antoniadis was a very accomplished header of the ball and possessed a strong shot. He made 21 appearances and scored 6 goals for the Greek national team between 1970 and 1977.[5] He is the vice-president of the football team of Panathinaikos since the summer of 2008.

Honours

Club
Aspida Xanthi
1967, 1968
Panathinaikos
1969, 1970, 1972, 1977
1969, 1977
1977

International
Greece military national football team
1969

Individual
1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
1971

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.sansimera.gr/articles/147
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ΕΘΝΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ > Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
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