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Lakis Petropoulos (Greek: Λάκης Πετρόπουλος, 29 August 1932 – 30 June 1996) was a Greek football player who played as midfielder for Panathinaikos and a later manager.

Club career

Petropoulos played for Panathinaikos from 1952 to 1961 earning the Greek championship three times (1953, 1960, 1961).

International career

Petropoulos was capped 3 times for Greece. He was also member of the national side for the 1952 Olympic Games, but he did not play in any matches.

Managerial career

Petropoulos managed Greece, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Cercle Brugge, PAOK, Panionios, Apollon Smyrni and OFI Crete.

After his retirement as football players, he became assistant coach in Panathinaikos. In 1968 he took over as head coach and helmed the team from 1968 to 1970 earning one double in 1969 and one greek championship in 1970.

In 1972-1975 he worked for Olympiacos, with whom he won three consecutive championships, even though he did not stay until the end of the 1974-75 season.

References

1. "Lakis Petropoulos, international footballer".
2. "Lakis Petropoulos". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
3. "Greece National Team Coaches". Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
4. "Untitled Page". Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
5. "Entraîneurs du Cercle de Bruges". Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
6. Κιτροέφ, Αλέξανδρος (2010). Ελλάς, Ευρώπη, Παναθηναϊκός!. greekworks.com. p. 165.

v t e Greece football squad – 1952 Summer Olympics
1 Petzaropoulos 2 Mouratis 3 Rosidis 4 Kotridis 5 Linoxilakis 6 Ioannou 7 Drosos 8 Bebis (c) 9 Papageorgiou 10 Darivas 11 Emmanouilidis 12 Delavinias 13 Goulios 14 Poulis 15 Petropoulos 16 Patakas Coach: Migiakis

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