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Emilios Theofanidis
Emilios Theofanidis (Greek: Αιμίλιος Θεοφανίδης; 30 November 1939 – 7 February 1999) was a Greek professional footballer who played as midfielder and a later manager. Club careerTheofanidis started football from Aris Ptolemaidas where he distinguished himself competing in the second division,[1] while in 1963 he emerged as the top scorer in his respective group.[2] In the summer of 1963, he took the big step of his career by transferring to the then Greek champion, AEK Athens.[3] With the yellow-blacks, he played for 2 years, making his debut in the first division and remarkably, participated in both matches against Monaco for the qualifying phase of the European Cup,[4][5] even scoring and 1 goal in the second leg in Athens on 2 October 1963 which ended 1–1.[6] During his spell in the club he won a Greek Cup in 1964.[7] In the summer of 1965, he transferred to PAOK, where he played for 5 seasons[8] and played in the first 2 European matches in the history of the club against the Wiener Sport-Club for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1965. He was also a finalist of the Greek Cup in the period 1970.[9] After footballAfter the end of his football career Theofanidis worked as a coach and among other things, in the infrastructure departments of PAOK and at Aris Ptolemaidas[10] He died on 7 February 1999 at the age of 59. The Municipal Stadium of Ptolemaida has been named in his honor.[11] HonoursAEK Athens Individual
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