Proodeftiki FC

The Korydallos-based club was founded in the northern Piraeus suburb in the 1920s by refugees from Asia Minor. Its emblem is the mythological phoenix bird arising from its ashes and the teams colour is maroon. During the era of local championships, Proodeftiki played a leading role in the Piraeus league.

Proodeftiki has had several stints in the Football A Division of the National Championship starting from the very first (1959 - 1960). Their best season was 1965 when, as a newly-promoted team, they finished 4th shocking Olympiakos in the process 3-0 in Karaiskaki Stadium.

Star Players

50s - 60s

V. Lazopoulos Petros Christofidis Anthis Kourpoulas Giourkas Seitaridis Terkesidis Vailas Panagiotis Daoutis Kostas Messolongitis Mitosis Giorgos Kopanidis Gerasimos Yermenis Stelios Besis Takis Economopoulos Yiannis Frantzis Alexis Anastasiadis

Heraklis Theotokatos Fotis Balopoulos Vangelis Balopoulos Yiannis Fronimidis Aris Tsahouridis Antonis Tzanetoulakos Takis Spetseris Panagiotis Barbalias Matthaiou Kyriakos Kalkitanidis Stavros Nikolakakos Papanikolaou Dionysis Spetsarias Kallis Kastanias Nikos Filios

Petros Skoufos Ch. Vergidis Stamatis Vourdamis Vrekousis Paris Economou Panousakis Roubanis Hadjiathanasiou

90s - Today

Roland Zaimi Yiannis Providas Vangelis Moras Vasilis Spertos Sakis Almanidis Paraskevas Andralas

Makis Sidiropoulos Kostas Mangos Thanasis Kois Yiannis Angelopoulos Kostas Kalimanis Efthimios Kouloheris

Tasos Pantos Giorgos Poulopoulos Oleg Protasov Kostas Frantzeskos

Coaches

• Thanasis Soulis
• Coreira
• Nikos Alefantos