 Antoniadis at the1971 European Cup Final | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Antonios Antoniadis | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1946-05-25)25 May 1946 (age 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Petrochori,Kingdom of Greece | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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 | Olympiacos | 13 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Atromitos | 20 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Panathinaikos | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 317 | (237) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1977 | Greece | 21 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Antonis Antoniadis (Greek:Αντώνης Αντωνιάδης, born 25 May 1946) is aGreek former professionalfootballer who played as astriker. He scored 243 goals during his 22-year-long career. He started his career in 1964 playing forAspida Xanthi before moving toPanathinaikos on 31 July 1968.[1] Antoniadis scored his first official goal for Panathinaikos on 27 October 1968 in a 1–0 victory overApollon Athens. During his time at Xanthi, he was sometimes used as a goalkeeper because of his height. His nickname was"the Tall" (Greek:"Ο Ψηλός).[2]
Antoniadis scored 187 goals in 242 matches in theGreek Championship, and was top scorer five times: in 1970 (25 goals), 1972 (39 goals), 1973 (22), 1974 (26) and 1975 (20). In1971, when Panathinaikos reached theEuropean Cup Final againstAjax, Antoniadis was the leading scorer in the tournament with 10 goals.[3]
During the summer of 1978 he was transferred toOlympiacos where he stayed for one season, playing in 13 games and scoring 7 goals. He later went on to play forAtromitos Athens. In 1980 he went full circle and returned to Panathinaikos.[4] Antoniadis is known for his accurate heading and long, powerful shots. He made 21 appearances and scored 6 goals for theGreece national team between 1970 and 1977.[5]
After his retirement, he served as president of Panhellenic Professional Football Players Association (1980 - 2008) and as vice-president of the football team ofPanathinaikos Athletic Club from 2008 to 2010.[6]
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