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Leonidas Andrianopoulos
Greek footballer
Leonidas Andrianopoulos (Greek: Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος; 10 August 1911[1] – 25 October 2011) was a Greek footballer who played as a striker.
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Andrianopoulos in 1927 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1911-08-10)10 August 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Piraeus, Kingdom of Greece | ||
| Date of death | 25 October 2011(2011-10-25) (aged 100) | ||
| Place of death | Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1936 | Olympiacos | ||
| International career | |||
| 1929–1935 | Greece | 11 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Andrianopoulos played club football for Olympiacos,[2] alongside his four older brothers Yiannis, Dinos, Giorgos and Vassilis.[3][4] Following his death, club president Evangelos Marinakis described him as a "legend."[5]
He also earned eleven international caps for Greece, scoring two goals.[6]
Andrianopoulos died on 25 October 2011, at the age of 100.[7]
- Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος, ένας άνθρωπος ευλογημένος από τον Θεό (in Greek). 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- Πένθος για τον Λεωνίδα Ανδριανόπουλο στον Ολυμπιακό. Kathimerini (in Greek). 25 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- Πέθανε ο θρύλος του Ολυμπιακού, Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος (in Greek). eNet. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- "Vaggelis Marinakis: "Legends such as Leonidas Andrianopoulos live on forever"". Olympiacos F.C. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- "Έφυγε" ο Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος (in Greek). Naftemporiki. 25 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
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