Thanasis Intzoglou

Thanasis Intzoglou (22 August 1945 – 25 July 2020) was a Greek footballer who played as a forward, and made appearances with the Greece national football team.

Thanasis Intzoglou
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-08-22)22 August 1945
Place of birth Nikaia, Attica, Kingdom of Greece
Date of death 25 July 2020(2020-07-25) (aged 74)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Chalkidona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1976 Panionios
1974–1975 Toronto Homer
1976–1978 Ethnikos Piraeus 43 (28)
1978 Toronto Panhellenic
1978–1979 Korinthos
National team
1969–1971 Greece 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Intzoglou played at the youth level with Chalkidona F.C..[1] In 1962, he played in the Alpha Ethniki with Panionios F.C., and was the league's top goal scorer for the 1967–68 season.[2] He assisted in securing the 1971 Balkans Cup for Panionios by defeating KF Besa Kavajë.[3] Throughout his tenure with Panionios he featured in the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and the 1971–72 UEFA Cup. In the summer of 1974 he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer, and he returned for 1975 season.[4][5]

In 1976, he signed with Ethnikos Piraeus F.C., and became the top goal scorer in the league for the second time during the 1976–77 season.[6] He returned for the third time to play with Toronto (renamed as Toronto Panhellenic) for the 1978 summer season.[7] He concluded his career with PAS Korinthos in the Beta Ethniki where he assisted in securing promotion by winning the league title.[8]

International career

Intzoglou played with the Greece national football team in 1969, and made four appearances.[9]

Personal life

Intzoglou's brothers Babis and Christos were also footballers, and was the uncle to Lefteris Intzoglou. He died on July 25, 2020.[10]

References
  1. Ιουλ 2020 17:47, Επιμέλεια: sport24 gr Δημοσίευση: 25. "Πέθανε ο Θανάσης Ιντζόγλου". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. "Θανάσης Ιντζόγλου". www.hellenicaworld.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. "Balkan Cup 1970-79". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  4. "Homer wins". Toronto Star. April 27, 1974. p. D2.
  5. Waring, Ed (June 11, 1975). "Greek brothers sign with Homer team Varsity opens gates". The Globe and Mail. p. S3.
  6. Βασιληά, ΕΠΙΜΕΛΕΙΑ Σοφία (2020-07-25). "Θανάσης Ιντζόγλου: Έφυγε από τη ζωή ο θρύλος του Πανιωνίου | Flash.gr". www.flash.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  7. "Intzoglou makes glorious return leading Panhellenic over Italia". The Globe and Mail. July 20, 1978. p. P43.
  8. "Θανάσης Ιντζόγλου: Πέθανε ο θρύλος του Πανιωνίου | Ειδησεις | Pagenews.gr". www.pagenews.gr. July 25, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  9. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Thanasis Intzoglou". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  10. "Thanasis Intzoglou died ATHENS 9,84". ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84. 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
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