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<div>[[Image:Kostas-Nestoridis.jpg|thumb|250px|Kostas Nestoridis]]<br />
[[Image:Kostas_Nestoridis_GR_WDE.jpg|thumb|250px|In a 1960 appearance with the Greek National team against West Germany.]]Born in [[Athens]] of [[Pontus|Pontian]] heritage on [[March 15]], [[1930]], '''Kostas Nestoridis''' is still widely regarded as one of the best forwards Greece has ever produced.<br />
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His football career started at [[Panionios FC|Panionios]] where he played until [[1955]].<br />
Nestoridis began his illustrious career at [[AEK FC|AEK]] in [[1957]], having sat out the [[1956]] season, as [[Panionios FC|Panionios]] refused to negotiate his transfer to "Enosis".<br />
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'''''Kapetan Nestoras''''' started paying dividends almost immediately by winning top scorer honours in Greece for five consecutive seasons from 1958 - 1963 (the last regional championship played and the first four national competitions).<br />
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He played for AEK until [[1966]] at which point he joined newly-promoted [[Vyzas Megara FC]] for one year before retiring.<br />
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He took a "sabbatical" from the [[Football A Division|Greek League]] in 1965 to play for Hellas Melbourne where, at age 35, he won top scorer honours yet again, helping the club to the Victoria state league title. <br />
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He debuted for the Greek [[National Football Team]] in 1951 and won 17 caps for his country, scoring 3 goals.<br />
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After his playing career was over, Nestoridis coached several clubs including [[Paniliakos FC]], [[Kallithea FC|Kallithea]] and AEK ([[1982]] and [[1983]]).<br />
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There is a book currently being written on the history of Greek-Australian soccer teams. It is a collection of mini-histories of some 100 past and present soccer clubs with Nestoridis featured in the history of the South Melbourne Hellas Soccer Club. Nestoridis won the 1966 Victorian State League championship for South Melbourne Hellas with his gaolscoring exploits.He was a magnificent footballer with silky skills who troubled many defenders in 1966 and his corner kicks were something else.<br />
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==Scoring record==<br />
Nestoridis won top scoring honours 5 years in succession:<br />
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*[[1959]] - 21 goals<br />
*[[1960]] - 33 goals<br />
*[[1961]] - 27 goals<br />
*[[1962]] - 29 goals<br />
*[[1963]] - 23 goals<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Football: All Time Scorers]]<br />
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[[Category: 1930 births|Nestoridis, Kostas]]<br />
[[Category:Football Players|Nestoridis, Kostas]]<br />
[[Category:Football Coaches|Nestoridis, Kostas]]</div>Terry387