Lakis Petropoulos
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Vasilis "Lakis" Petropoulos (Greek: Λάκης Πετρόπουλος) was a midfielder for Panathinaikos during the 1950s.
He was born on August 29, 1932. During his career, Petropoulos was capped 3 times by the National Football Team of Greece.
After his playing days were over, he became a successful coach for:
- The National Football Team of Greece - 1964 - 1965, 1967, 1969 - 1971, 1976 - 1977
- Panathinaikos - 1968 - 1969, 1979 - 1980.
- Olympiakos - 1971, 1973 - 1975
- Cercle Bruges - 1978
and others...
As a coach he won more Greek League championships than any other coach - 5.
Petropoulos died on June 30, 1996 while on a tour of the US with other veteran football players.
Did you know?
Lakis Petropoulos was the star of the 1956 Greek film "Οι άσσοι των γηπέδων μας" - "The stars of our football stadia". His co-stars included Andreas Mouratis and Costas Linoxilakis.
