Kyriakos Tohouroglou

Kyriakos Nektarios Tohouroglou (Greek: Κυριάκος Τοχούρογλου; alternatively spelt Tochouroglou) is a Greek-Australian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He enjoyed the heights of the UEFA Champions League and was also the victim of one of Australia’s most iconic sporting moments - The Magdala Miracle. He is an inspiration to the footballing community and is highly regarded as one of the most influential players of his generation (the goal scorer of the Magdala Miracle that is) Kyriakos is also well known

Kyriakos Tohouroglou
Personal information
Full name Kyriakos Nektarios Tohouroglou
Date of birth (1972-08-13) 13 August 1972
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1981–1983 Gladesville Ryde Magic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Doxa Drama 51 (0)
1994–1996 Olympiacos 17 (0)
1996–1997 Paniliakos 32 (0)
1997–2000 Olympiacos 38 (0)
2000–2008 PAOK 100 (0)
2011– Gladesville Ryde Magic 223 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Tohouroglou was born on 13 August 1972 in Sydney to parents from Greece.[1] He joined his family when they returned to Greece in 1983. He played at three Greek teams as head goalkeeper and was goalkeeper coach at another. .[2]

Kyriakos Tohouroglou is an Honorary Life Member of Melbourne Club PAOK, The official PAOK Thessaloniki Supporters Club of Australia.

Playing career

Tohouroglou was signed by Greek First Division team Doxa Drama F.C. in 1991.[3][4] After two and a half years in Drama he moved to Olympiakos for the 1994/95 season.[5] In 1996, he joined Paniliakos F.C..[6]

Rejoining Olympiakos in 1997 Tohouroglou played 32 matches in his first season. He played six UEFA Champions League and two UEFA Cup matches for Olympiakos.[7][8][9][10]

In 2000 Tohouroglou moved to PAOK F.C..[11] Playing at PAOK he was part of the Greek Football Cup winning team in 2003. After playing for 8 years at PAOK, he proceeded to acquire his coaching diploma.

He did his apprenticeship in Xanthi with the first team of "Skoda Xanthi" as goalkeepers coach and as assistant coach in 2008 where he stayed for two years until 2010.[12]

In 2011 Tohouroglou returned to Australia to be a goalkeeper/concrete tester once again at the team in which he began his football career as a child, Gladesville Ryde Magic F.C, while at the same time coaching in Olympiakos's football academies in Sydney. He has been voted goalkeeper of the year for four years in a row 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and player of the year in 2012 and also won the NSW State League 1 Championship in 2012. In 2018, Tohouroglou was voted Goalkeeper of the Year for the 5th time in his career in Australia.

Honours

Club
Olympiakos
PAOK
Gladesville Ryde Magic
  • State League 1 NSW Champions: 2012

Individual
Gladesville Ryde Magic
  • Goalkeeper of the year: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
  • Player of the year: 2012

References
  1. "Tohouroglou, Kyriakos". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. "One on One with Gladesville Ryde Magic's Kiriakos Tohouroglou". Gladesville Ryde Magic F.C. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  3. "Greece 1992/93". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  4. "Greece 1993/94". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  5. "Greece 1994/95". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  6. "Greece 1996/97". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  7. "Greece 1997/98". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  8. "Greece 1998/99". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  9. "Greece 1999/00". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  10. "Kiriakos Tohouroglou". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  11. "Greece 2000/01". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  12. "Greece 2002/03". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
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