Takis Loukanidis
Takis Loukanidis (Greek: Τάκης Λουκανίδης, born 25 September 1937) is a retired Greek footballer.
Career
Born in Paranesti, a village in the broader area of Drama, Loukanidis' father was killed by Bulgarian armed forces and soon after he was placed in an orphanage at age 10.[1] He began playing football with the youth side of AEK Komotini, and joined the senior team of Doxa Drama F.C. in 1955.[1]
He was wanted by all Greek football teams, by some Italian teams, by Fenerbahçe and also by some Cypriot teams.[citation needed] Finally, Antonis Mantzevelakis brought him to Panathinaikos, via the Cypriot APOEL. Takis Loukanidis made his debut on the 28 March 1962 against AEK Athens (score: 2-3). In the following match, on 1 April 1962, he scored his first goal with Panathinaikos, who beat Proodeftiki 5-0.[2]
Loukanidis made 23 appearances and scored three goals for the Greece national team from 1958 to 1967. He made his debut in a 1-7 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying defeat to France on 1 October 1958.[3]
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External links
- Takis Loukanidis – FIFA competition record
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