Takis Loukanidis facts for kids
Loukanidis in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Panagiotis Loukanidis | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Paranesti, Greece | ||
| Date of death | 11 January 2018 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Athens, Greece | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953–1956 | M.G.C. Α.Ε. Κomotini | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1956–1961 | Doxa Dramas | 50 | (13) |
| 1961–1969 | Panathinaikos | 142 | (59) |
| 1969–1971 | Aris | 45 | (8) |
| Total | 237 | (80) | |
| National team | |||
| 1958–1967 | Greece | 23 | (3) |
| 1960 | Greece Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991 | Panserraikos | ||
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Takis Loukanidis (Greek: Τάκης Λουκανίδης, 25 September 1937 – 11 January 2018) was a Greek footballer of the 1950s–60s.
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. He began playing football with the youth side of AEK Komotini, and joined the senior team of Doxa Drama F.C. in 1955.
He soon attracted the interest of major clubs in Greece and abroad, including Juventus F.C. Finally, Antonis Mantzevelakis brought him to Panathinaikos via APOEL in Cyprus. Takis Loukanidis made his debut on 28 March 1962 against AEK Athens (score: 2-3). In the following match, on 1 April 1962, he scored his first goal with Panathinaikos, helping them beat Proodeftiki 5–0. He ended his career at Aris Thessaloniki, where he won the Greek Cup in 1970.
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.
Death
Loukanidis died on 11 January 2018 in Athens due to a myocardial infarction. He was 80.
Honours
Doxa Dramas
- Greek Cup: 1958 (runner-up), 1959 (runner-up)
- Greek Championship: 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969
- Greek Cup: 1967, 1969
- Greek Cup: 1970
