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[[Image:Sarafis-Leandros-Koudas.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Stavros Sarafis|Sarafis]], Leandros and [[Giorgos Koudas|Koudas]]]]Known to most only by his first name, '''Leandros Symeonidis''' was a star forward (outside-left) of [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] during the [[1950s]] - early [[1960s]]. He was born in [[1937]] at [[Kilkis]]. His nickname was '''Black Arrow''' (''Μαύρο Βέλος'').
He started playing with PAOK's youth team at the age of 13. Three years later he joins PAOK's ''third'' team which consisted primarily of teens. One year later he advanced to PAOK's first team along with team players Giannelos and [[Giorgos Havanidis|Havanidis]]. His first game for the first team of PAOK was a friendly game against the Army National team (Εθνική Ενόπλων). He scored two goals in that game and PAOK won 4-0. His first official championship game was against [[Apollon Athens FC|Apollon Athens]] where he scored his first goal for PAOK in a championship game. In 1955-56 he is called to play with the Under 21 National team.
From 1957 until 1969 when he retired, he was the captain of the team, wearing number 7. He scored more than 80 goals for PAOK.
