Stathis Chaitas

Stathis Chaitas (Greek: Στάθης Xάιτας; born 20 March 1940) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1960s and '70s. He was named the 1969 Greek Athlete of the Year.

Stathis Chaitas

Personal information
Full name	Efstathios Chaitas
Date of birth	(1940-03-20) 20 March 1940 (age 85)
Place of birth	Istiaia, Euboea, Greece
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1959–1960	Panionios
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1974	Panionios	418	(67)
1974–1975	AEL	20	(1)
1975–1977	Panionios	42	(2)
Total		480	(70)
International career‡
1964–1971	Greece	24	(1)
Managerial career
1983	Panionios
1984	Panionios
1996	Panionios
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 December 2015

Career

Club career

Born in Istiaia, Euboea, Chaitas played football for Panionios from 1958 until 1977 with a brief interlude in 1974–1975 season when he played for AEL. He still holds the record of most appearances in the 1st National for Panionios with 460 caps.^[1]

International career

Chaitas appeared in 24 matches for the senior Greece national football team from 1964 to 1971, scoring one goal.^[2][3]

Career as manager

After his playing days were over, he coached a number of clubs including Panionios, late in 1996.