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Takis Synetopoulos

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Takis Synetopoulos
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Synetopoulos
Date of birth (1948-12-25) 25 December 1948 (age 75)
Place of birth Volos, Kingdom of Greece
Date of death 30 November 2013(2013-11-30) (aged 64)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1970 Olympiacos Volos
1970–1978 Olympiacos
1974Toronto Homer (loan)
1979–1983 Olympiacos Volos
1983–1984 PAS Lamia
International career
1965–1966 Greece U19 4 (0)
1970–1975 Greece 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dimitrios "Takis" Synetopoulos (25 December 1948 – 30 November 2013) was a Greek footballer who played as a defender, and played with the Greece national football team.

Career

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Synetopoulos played with Olympiacos Volos in 1963.[1][2] In 1970, he played in the Alpha Ethniki with Olympiacos[3] In his debut season he assisted Olympiacos in securing the 1970–71 Greek Football Cup.[4] Throughout his tenure with Olympiacos he assisted in securing three consecutive league titles.[3] He also assisted in winning the 1974–75 Greek Football Cup.[5]

Synetopoulos featured in several European tournaments during his time with Olympiacos where he played in the 1972–73 UEFA Cup, 1976–77 UEFA Cup, 1978–79 UEFA Cup. He also played in the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 1973–74 European Cup, and 1975–76 European Cup. In the summer of 1974 he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.[6] In 1979, he returned to his former club Olympiacos Volos, and later finished his career with PAS Lamia 1964.[1]

He died on 30 November 2013.[7]

International career

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Synetopoulos played with the Greece national football team, and represented the team in 16 matches.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Εφυγε ο Τάκης Συνετόπουλος". taxydromos.gr. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Τάκης Συνετόπουλος". www.hellenicaworld.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Τάκης Συνετόπουλος". itsports.gr (in Greek). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Greece - Cup Data (from Quarterfinals on)". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Greece - Cup Data (from Quarterfinals on)". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ Krivel, Peter (6 July 1974). "Homer versus White Eagles it's the big one in Toronto". Toronto Star. p. D1.
  7. ^ "Πέθανε ο παίκτης του Ολυμπιακού, Τάκης Συνετόπουλος". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). 2 December 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  8. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Takis Synetopoulos". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.