Lakis Petropoulos

Lakis Petropoulos (Greek: Λάκης Πετρόπουλος, 29 August 1932 – 30 June 1996) was a Greek football player who played as midfielder for Panathinaikos and a later manager.

Lakis Petropoulos

Personal information
Full name	Vasilios Petropoulos
Date of birth	(1932-08-29)29 August 1932
Place of birth	Athens, Greece
Date of death	30 June 1996(1996-06-30) (aged 63)
Place of death	USA
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1963	Panathinaikos
International career
1953–1957	Greece	3	(0)
Managerial career
1964–1966	Greece
1968–1970	Panathinaikos
1969–1971	Greece
1971	Olympiacos
1971–1972	Iraklis Thessaloniki
1972–1975	Olympiacos
1976–1977	Greece
1977–1978	Cercle Brugge
1978	PAOK
1979	Panathinaikos
1979–1981	Panionios
1981–1982	Panathinaikos
1984	Apollon Smyrnis
1984	OFI
1985	Apollon Smyrnis
1987–1990	Anorthosis Famagusta
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Petropoulos played for Panathinaikos from 1952 to 1961 earning the Greek championship three times (1953, 1960, 1961).

International career

Petropoulos was capped 3 times for Greece.^[1] He was also member of the national side for the 1952 Olympic Games, but he did not play in any matches.^[2]

Managerial career

Petropoulos managed Greece,^[3] Panathinaikos,^[4] Olympiacos, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Cercle Brugge,^[5] PAOK, Panionios, Apollon Smyrni and OFI Crete.

After his retirement as football players, he became assistant coach in Panathinaikos. In 1968 he took over as head coach and helmed the team from 1968 to 1970 earning one double in 1969 and one greek championship in 1970.^[6]

In 1972-1975 he worked for Olympiacos, with whom he won three consecutive championships, even though he did not stay until the end of the 1974-75 season.