Ilias Manikas

Ilias Manikas

Personal information
Full name	Ilias Manikas
Date of birth	(1980-05-11) 11 May 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Katerini, Greece
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Pierikos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2001	Pierikos	56	(7)
2001–2002	AE Didymoteixou
2002–2005	Paniliakos	75	(16)
2005	Atromitos	6	(0)
2006	Levadiakos	5	(0)
2006	Apollon Kalamarias	6	(0)
2007	Pierikos	11	(4)
2007–2008	Thrasyvoulos	28	(2)
2008–2010	Panetolikos	28	(7)
2010–2011	Rodos	24	(9)
2011–2012	Asteras Magoula	19	(5)
2012	Vataniakos	9	(7)
2013–2015	Pierikos	54	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilias Manikas (Greek: Ηλίας Μανίκας; born 11 May 1980 in Katerini) is a Greek former professional footballer. He holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in the history of Greek football.

Career

Manikas started his career from Pierikos in 1997 and remained for 4 years. In 2002 he signed for Paniliakos. Between 2008 and 2010, he played for Panetolikos. After his contract expired, he signed with Rodos F.C.[1]

He returned to Pierikos in 2007 and 2013 and later was appointed as technical director. Since then he has joined lower leagues clubs.

Record

On 5 December 2011 Manikas scored the fastest hat-trick in the history of Greek football, after scoring 3 times within 4 minutes during the Asteras Magoula - Zakynthos (3-1) in Gamma Ethniki.[2][3]

References

1. "Ανακοίνωσε Μανίκα η Ρόδος - Γ' Εθνική (Ν) - Ρόδος - Contra.gr". contra.gr. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
2. Θανάσης Σακελλαρίου (23 March 2022). "Δέκα χατ-τρικ που άφησαν εποχή στο ελληνικό ποδόσφαιρο". capitano.gr.
3. Αστέρας ήταν ο Μανίκας! - onsports.gr

External links

• Profile at epae.org