Mitsos Dimitriou
Greek footballer (1948–2002)
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Dimitrios "Mitsos" Dimitriou (Greek: Δημήτριος "Μήτσος" Δημητρίου; 20 January 1948 – 18 April 2002) was a Greek football defender.
Full name
Dimitrios Dimitriou
Date of birth
20 January 1948
Place of birth
Kingdom of Greece
Date of death
18 April 2002 (aged 54)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dimitrios Dimitriou | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingdom of Greece | ||
| Date of death | 18 April 2002 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Greece | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1979 | Panathinaikos | 254 | (37) |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1975 | Greece | 12 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Dimitriou played club football for Panathinaikos, appearing in 254 league matches in more than a decade with the club.[1] He was runner-up at 1971 European Cup Final but he didn't play due to injury. He played at 1971 Intercontinental Cup. Dimitriou won 4 Greek championships (1969, 1970, 1972, 1977) and 2 Greek cups (1969, 1977).[2]
International career
Dimitriou made his debut for the Greece national football team on 16 November 1969, and made 12 total appearances for Greece.[3]
Honours
- Alpha Ethniki: 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977
- Greek Cup: 1969, 1977