Takis Papoulidis

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Panayiotis "Takis" Papoulidis was a Greek footballer born on December 5, 1934.

He was a centre-back for Panionios in the 1950s and early 1960s and, after the 1963 season, for Panathinaikos. A tall man, Papoulidis was especially effective in defending high crosses into his penalty area.

In his career, Papoulidis was capped 21 times by the Greek National Football Team. His son, Yiannis, played for Panionios in the 1990s.

He died on September 5, 1998 from cancer.