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Born in [[Tuzla]], [[Asia Minor]], in [[1919]], Kleanthis Maropoulos was arguably the best player of his period (late pre-WW II [[1930s]] - early post WW II era[[1940s]]) known affectionately as the "Blond Eagle of AEK".Led by Maropoulos, alongside players like [[Tryfon Tzanetis ]] and [[Kostas Negrepontis]], [[AEK FC|AEK]] won their first two championships in 1939 and 1940including the first domestic double by a Greek club.Unfortunately, the glory years of AEK and Maropoulos were interrupted by the Second [[World WarII]]. Maropoulos continued his career after the war and played until the late 1940's.He was capped 10 times by the [[National Football Team]] of Greece. He subsequently managed the Greek National Team in the early 1960's before retiring altogether from football to manage his sporting goods stores. He died in 1991.