Alketas Panagoulias

Alketas Panagoulias
*Αλκέτας Παναγούλιας*
	Panagoulias in 1986
Personal information
Full name	Alketas Panagoulias
Date of birth	30 May 1934
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Date of death	18 June 2012 (aged 78)
Place of death	Virginia, United States
Senior career*
Years	Team
1951–1962	Aris
1962–1967	Greek American AA
Managerial career
1967–1971	Greek American Atlas
1972–1973	Greece (assistant)
1973–1976	Greece
1977–1981	Greece
1981–1983	Olympiacos
1983–1985	United States
1983	Team America
1984	United States Olympic
1985–1987	Olympiacos
1987–1990	Aris
1991–1992	Levadiakos
1992–1994	Greece
1997	Iraklis
1998–1999	Aris
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alketas 'Alkis' Panagoulias (

Aris, his birthplace team, and Olympiakos with whom he won three Alpha Ethniki

championships.

Early life and playing career

Alketas was born in Thessaloniki, Greece on 30 May 1934. Alketas started his football career as a player for Aris Thessaloniki F.C.^[1] in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Coaching career

After finishing his first degree, he moved to the United States, where he attended the university of

National Challenge Cup titles in 1967, 1968, and 1969

.

He returned to

Alpha Ethniki

title in 1982 and 1983.

He returned to the United States to become the head coach of the

RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. After many American stars refused to leave their NASL clubs to play for them, however, Team America could only manage a 10–20 record (and a last place finish) with a patchwork lineup. The following year, Panagoulias led the USA squad in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, with a 1–1–1 record in the group stage, not sufficient to advance to the next round. After failing to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup

in 1985, Panagoulias resigned as USMNT coach.

Panagoulias subsequently returned to Athens to coach

Iraklis FC in 1997 and Aris Thessaloniki F.C.

from 1998 to 1999.