 Kleanthis Vikelidis | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kleanthis Vikelidis | ||
| Date of birth | (1915 -09-15)15 September 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Thessaloniki,Kingdom of Greece | ||
| Date of death | 4 November 1988(1988-11-04) (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1949 | Aris | 131 | (72) |
| International career | |||
| 1936–1948 | Greece | 7 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kleanthis Vikelidis (Greek:Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης; 15 September 1915 – 4 November 1988) was aGreekfootballer who played forAris andGreece. He was also a manager, taking charge of Aris,PAOK andApollon Kalamarias.
Vikelidis was born in 1916 inThessaloniki and was the youngest of the three Vikelidis brothers that played for Aris, the others being Kostas and Nikiforos. He was instrumental in Aris winning thePanhellenic Championship in 1932 and 1946, given the nickname"Macedonian tank"(Greek:"Μακεδονικό τανκ").[1] During his career, Vikelidis was capped 7 times by the Greece National Football Team, scoring 4 goals.[2] Vikelidis coached Aris twice in 1954 and 1959 and later continued his managing career withPAOK during the 1957 season andApollon Kalamarias during the 1961 season. In his honour, Aris FC named their stadium at Charilaou,Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 May 1936 | Stadionul ONEF,Bucharest,Romania |  Bulgaria | 5–4 | Lost | 1936 Balkan Cup | |||||
| 2. | 22 January 1938 | Maccabiah Stadium,Tel-Aviv,Palestine/Eretz Israel |  Mandatory Palestine | 1–3 | Win | 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
| 3. | 22 January 1938 | Maccabiah Stadium,Tel-Aviv,Palestine/Eretz Israel | Mandatory Palestine | 1–3 | Win | 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
| 4. | 20 February 1938 | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium,Athens,Greece | Mandatory Palestine | 1–0 | Win | 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
| 5. | 23 April 1948 | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium,Athens,Greece |  Turkey | 1–3 | Lost | Friendly | |||||
| Correct as of 22 November 2016[3] | |||||||||||