Thanasis Intzoglou

Thanasis Intzoglou (22 August 1945 – 25 July 2020) was a Greek footballer who played as a forward.

Thanasis Intzoglou

Personal information
Full name	Athanasios Intzoglou
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 (loan)
1976–1978	Ethnikos Piraeus	43	(28)
1978	Toronto Panhellenic
1978–1979	Korinthos
International career
1969–1971	Greece	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Intzoglou played at the youth level with Chalkidona.^[1] In 1962, he played in the Alpha Ethniki with Panionios, 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 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, 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 at Korinthos in Beta Ethniki, where he assisted in securing promotion by winning the league title.^[8]

International career

Intzoglou played with Greece in 1969, and made four appearances.^[9]

Personal life

Intzoglou's brothers Babis and Christos were also footballers, as well as his nephew Lefteris.^[10] He died on July 25, 2020.^[11]