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Kleanthis Vikelides

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Full name	Kleanthis Vikelides
Date of birth	(1916-10-23)23 October 1916
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Date of death	4 November 1988(1988-11-04) (aged 72)
Place of death	Thessaloniki, Greece
Playing position	Forward
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1933–1949	Aris	131	(72)
National team
1936–1948	Greece	7	(5)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Kleanthis Vikelides (Greek: Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης; 23 October 1916 – 4 November 1988) was a Greek footballer who played for Aris Thessaloniki and the Greece national football team. He was also a manager, taking charge of Aris Thessaloniki, PAOK and Apollon Kalamaria.

Vikelides was born in 1916 in Thessaloniki and was the youngest of the three Vikelides brothers that played for Aris F.C., the others being Kostas and Nikiforos. He was instrumental in Aris winning the Greek Championship in 1932 and 1946, given the nickname 'Macedonian Tank'. During his career, Vikelides was capped 7 times by the Greek National Football Team, scoring 4 goals. Vikelidis coached Aris Thessaloniki twice in 1954 and 1959 and later continued his managing career with PAOK during the 1957 season and Apollon Kalamaria during the 1961 season. In his honour, Aris FC named the stadium at Charilaou, Thessaloniki Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 May 1936	Stadionul ONEF, Bucharest, Romania	Bulgaria	5–4	Lost	1936 Balkan Cup
2.	22 January 1938	Maccabiah Stadium, Tel-Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel	Mandatory Palestine	1–3	Win	1938 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	22 January 1938	Maccabiah Stadium, Tel-Aviv, Palestine/Eretz Israel	Mandatory Palestine	1–3	Win	1938 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	20 February 1938	Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, Greece	Mandatory Palestine	1–0	Win	1938 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	23 April 1948	Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, Greece	Turkey	1–3	Lost	Friendly
Correct as of 22 November 2016