Takis Ikonomopoulos
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Panagiotis Ikonomopoulos | ||
Date of birth | 19 October 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Greece | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1959–1961 |
Kallithea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1962 | Apollon Athens | ||
1962–1963 | Proodeftiki | ||
1963–1976 | Panathinaikos | 303 | (0) |
1976–1977 | Panachaiki | 25 | (0) |
1977–1979 | Apollon Athens | 32 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
1965–1974 | Greece | 25 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2002 | Panathinaikos (goalkeeping coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2015 |
Panagiotis "Takis" Ikonomopoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης "Τάκης" Οικονομόπουλος; born 19 October 1943) is a Greek former international football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was nicknamed "The Bird" (Greek: "Το Πουλί") after his impressive dives he did during his career.
Career
In 1963, a month after coach Stjepan Bobek arrived at Panathinaikos, Ikonomopoulos was transferred to the club from Proodeftiki.
While playing for Panathinaikos, he managed to not concede a single goal for 1,088 minutes (in a span of 13 consecutive games—a record for Greece which remains unbroken). The record spanned from 17 January 1965 until 9 May 1965. His record places him in spot number 19 in the World's Top Division Goalkeepers of all time with the longest time without conceding a goal (the second highest for Greece, ranking at world spot 38 is
Ikonomopoulos had set up a gym at home and used to put extra hours of training there. One of the boys who used to hang out and watch the bird train was
Besides Proodeftiki and Panathinaikos, Ikonomopoulos also played for Panachaiki and Apollon Athens before he retired in 1979.
After retiring as a football player, he went on to work with Panathinaikos as a goalkeeping coach.
In 2002, Takis Ikonomopoulos became responsible for coaching Panathinaikos' first team during the four last matches of the season—after coach
In 2017 he was appointed by the court as president of Panathinaikos A.O.. He resigned on 13 January 2018.
Honours
- Panathinaikos
References
- ^ Gondra, Aner (8 November 2015). "Una "Pajaro" disfrazado de "Txopo"". deia.com.