Ilias Manikas
Greek footballer
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Ilias Manikas (Greek: Ηλίας Μανίκας; born 11 May 1980 in Katerini) is a Greek former professional footballer. He holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in the history of Greek football.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilias Manikas | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Katerini, Greece | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pierikos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Pierikos | 56 | (7) |
| 2001–2002 | AE Didymoteixou | ||
| 2002–2005 | Paniliakos | 75 | (16) |
| 2005 | Atromitos | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | Levadiakos | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Apollon Kalamarias | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | Pierikos | 11 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Thrasyvoulos | 28 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Panetolikos | 28 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Rodos | 24 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | Asteras Magoula | 19 | (5) |
| 2012 | Vataniakos | 9 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | Pierikos | 54 | (11) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Manikas started his career from Pierikos in 1997 and remained for 4 years. In 2002 he signed for Paniliakos. Between 2008 and 2010, he played for Panetolikos. After his contract expired, he signed with Rodos F.C.[1]
He returned to Pierikos in 2007 and 2013 and later was appointed as technical director. Since then he has joined lower leagues clubs.
Record
On 5 December 2011 Manikas scored the fastest hat-trick in the history of Greek football, after scoring 3 times within 4 minutes during the Asteras Magoula - Zakynthos (3-1) in Gamma Ethniki.[2][3]
