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Anestis Afentoulidis

Anestis Afentoulidis

Greek footballer (1941–2024)

Anestis Afentoulidis (Greek: Ανέστης Αφεντουλίδης; 7 December 1941 – 6 April 2024) was a Greek professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Career

Afentoulidis played at the youth level with Athletic Club Mesopotamia, and with Orestias Kastoria.[1] In 1962, he played in the Association of Football Clubs of Kozani with Aris Kastoria, and contributed to securing promotion to the Beta Ethniki in his debut season.[2] In the 1963–64 season he finished as the league's top goal scorer with 23 goals.[3] In 1965, he played in the Alpha Ethniki with PAOK.[4][5] Throughout his tenure with PAOK he featured in the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[6]

In 1970, he returned to his former team under the new name Kastoria. The following season he finished as the Beta Ethnik's top goal scorer for the second time in his career.[3] In 1973, he finished for the third time in his career as the league's top goal scorer with 20 goals.[3] He helped Kastoria achieve promotion to the Alpha Ethniki in the 1973–74 season.[7][8] In the summer of 1973, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.[9] He returned to play with Toronto Homer for the 1974 summer season.[10]

Personal life and death

His son is Dimitrios Afentoulidis.

Anestis Afentoulidis died on 6 April 2024, at the age of 82.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    "Α.Σ. Αστραπή Μεσοποταμίας: Ιστορία". Α.Σ. Αστραπή Μεσοποταμίας. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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    "Ανέστης Αφεντουλίδης: Ο Καστοριανός θρύλος του ποδοσφαίρου που άφησε εποχή και στον ΠΑΟΚ ( φωτο)". Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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    "Greece - List of Second Level Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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    "Greece - All-Time Top Scorers 1959/1960-1998/1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Ο ΠΑΟΚ τίμησε τον Αφεντουλίδη". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 1 December 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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    "Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1967-68 (game details)". www.linguasport.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  7. [7]
    "1974: Η άνοδος της ομάδας της Καστοριάς στην Α' Εθνική (φωτο)". Φούιτ.gr (in Greek). 9 February 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. [8]
    "The History of Kastoria". www.kastoria-fc.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Homer ties". The Globe and Mail. 17 July 1973. p. 33.
  10. [10]
    Krivel, Peter (22 June 1974). "Portuguese defeat Greek soccer side". Toronto Star. p. D3.
  11. [11]
    IEFIMERIDA.GR, NEWSROOM (6 April 2024). "ΠΑΟΚ: Πέθανε ο Ανέστης Αφεντουλίδης -Σε ηλικία 82 ετών". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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