John Georgiou

John Georgiou (born 5 October 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s.

This article is about the Australian footballer. For the radio personality, see John L. Georgiou.

John Georgiou
Personal information
Full name John Georgiou
Date of birth (1975-10-05) 5 October 1975
Original team(s) Parkmore
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1992–1995 St Kilda 16 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Georgiou, recruited from Parkmore, was just 16 years and 210 days old when he made his league debut in the 1992 AFL season. St Kilda won all seven games which Georgiou played that year but he got injured and over the next three seasons could only add a further nine appearances before being delisted.

A member of the Greek Team of the Century, Georgiou finished his career at Frankston and won the J. J. Liston Trophy in 1999. Georgiou was appointed as an assistant coach at the Sandringham Zebras (VFL) for season 2011.

Georgiou was named the coach of the Mount Eliza Football Club for the 2014. He joined the board of the Frankston Football Club in 2016, shortly before mounting debts from previous years forced the club into administration and out of the VFL.[1]

References
  1. Paul Amy (27 August 2016). "Frankston Dolphins VFL club forced into administration with debts of more than $500,000". Frankston Standard Leader. Frankston, VIC. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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