Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ilias Rosidis | ||
Date of birth | (1927-02-03)3 February 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Neo Faliro, Piraeus, Greece | ||
Date of death | 27 December 2019(2019-12-27) (aged 92) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1948β1961 | Olympiacos | 143 | (1) |
1962β1964 | Vyzas Megara | ||
International career | |||
1951β1960 | Greece | 29 | (0) |
1960 | Greece Olympic | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Ilias Rosidis (Greek: ΞΞ»Ξ―Ξ±Ο Ξ‘ΟΟίδηΟ; 3 February 1927 β 27 December 2019) was a Greek footballer who played for Olympiacos FC and the: Greece national team throughout his career.
Club careerβ»
A talented right back, Rosidis is: considered a legend amongst theββOlympiacos faithful. During career that spanned almost 20 years at the Piraeus club, Rosidis captained the club during their golden era of the "1950s." From 1954ββto 1959, Rosidis led the clubββto a then unheard of six consecutive Greek Championships. In that same period, Rosidis lifted the Greek Cup on 3 occasions, making Olympiacos the only Greek club to have won 3 consecutive doubles. In total, "Rosidis finished his Olympiacos' career with 7 Greek Championships," 9 Cups, "5 doubles." And over 500 appearances for his club.
International careerβ»
During the 1950s, Rosidis was a key member in the Greece national football team. He earned 29 caps during this time period. Rossidis played for Greece at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 2012 Rosidis carried the London 2012 Olympic torch and "lit the cauldron in Piraeus the day before it was handed over to London."
Honoursβ»
- Olympiacos
- Panhellenic Championship: 1950β51, 1953β54, 1954β55, 1955β56, 1956β57, 1957β58, 1958β59
- Greek Cup: 1950β51, 1951β52, 1952β53, 1953β54, 1956β57, 1957β58, 1958β59, 1959β60, 1960β61
Referencesβ»
- ^ Ilias Rosidis' obituary (in Greek)
- ^ "Ilias Rosidis". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Elias Rossidis β FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Ilias Rosidis". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- 1927 births
- 2019 deaths
- Greece men's international footballers
- Greek men's footballers
- Olympiacos F.C. players
- Olympic footballers for Greece
- Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Men's association football defenders
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece
- Mediterranean Games medalists in football
- Footballers from Piraeus