Giorgos Koudas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Georgios Koudas | ||
Date of birth | 23 November 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1958–1963 | PAOK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1984 | PAOK | 504 | (134) |
International career | |||
1967–1982 |
Greece | 44 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
1987 |
Iraklis | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Giorgos Koudas (
Playing career
Club
Born in
During the summer of 1966, Olympiacos unsuccessfully tried to acquire Koudas from PAOK, approaching him directly without going into a negotiation with his club. PAOK president Giorgos Pantelakis never gave his consent for the transfer to be completed and for the next two seasons, Koudas participated only in Olympiacos friendly games. In the summer of 1968, he returned to PAOK and led the great team of the 1970s to glorious days. Fueled by this incident, Olympiacos–PAOK rivalry is considered nowadays the fiercest intercity football rivalry in Greece.
He retired in 1984, aged 37, serving for over 20 years at PAOK.[4]
Koudas became even inspiration for a popular song by the Greek songwriter and PAOK supporter Nikos Papazoglou and lyricist Manolis Rasoulis.[5]
International
Koudas made 43 appearances for the
After he had retired, Koudas made a final appearance for the national team in a friendly against Yugoslavia on 20 September 1995.[8][9] That made him the oldest international player (at age 48) until George Weah (at age 51) beat the record in September 2018.[10]
Managerial career
Koudas had a short managerial career as the co-manager of
Personal
His father Giannis was from Çorlu(Greek name Tyroloi), and his mother Eleftheria was from Stavroupoli[12]
Honours
PAOK
- Alpha Ethniki: 1975–76
- 1973–74
See also
References
- ^ "Ο Γιώργος Κούδας μέσα από διηγήσεις" [Giorgos Koudas through narratives] (in Greek). paokfc.gr. 23 November 2015.
- RSSSF.
- ^ "Το μεγάλο ρεκόρ του Κούδα" [The great record of Koudas]. Proto Thema (in Greek). 5 May 2017.
- ^ Newman, Blair (16 February 2015). "The incredible life and times of Greek hero Giorgios Koudas". These Football Times. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Η πραγματική ιστορία πίσω από το "Πότε Βούδας – Πότε Κούδας"". mixanitouxronou.gr (in Greek).
- RSSSF.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (28 March 2007). "European Championship 1980 - Final Tournament - Full Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Κούδας: Τον τίμησαν όλοι" [Koudas: Everyone was honored]. Makedonia (in Greek). 21 September 1995. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "National football team individual records and stats". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "George Weah: Liberia president is 'oldest international' ever". BBC Sport. 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Ο Κούδας για την αποχώρηση του". paokmania.gr. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ Η άγνωστη καταγωγή του Μεγαλέξανδρου Γιώργου Κούδα, και η βεντέτα των οπαδών ΠΑΟΚ και Ολυμπιακού εξαιτίας του thrakisports.gr
External links
- Melbourne Club PAOK - Giorgos Koudas Statistics The Official PAOK Thessaloniki Supporters Club PAOK of Australia