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Michalis Delavinias

Michalis Delavinias

Greek footballer


Michalis Delavinias (Greek: Μιχάλης Δελαβίνιας; 1921 – 6 November 2003) was a Greek footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AEK Athens. He was known by the nickname "Black cat" (Greek: "Μαύρος γάτος"), due to the fact that he usually played in a black kit.

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Club career

Players of AEK Athens and PAOK before the 1939 Cup final

Delavinias started playing football in 1933, playing for the independent club of Athens, the Enosi Agios Eleftherios. In 1934 he joined the infrastructure departments of AEK Athens' academy and in 1938 with coach Kostas Negrepontis he was promoted to the first team, replacing Christos Ribas in a 3–1 against Apollon Athens. He remained at AEK Athens until the period 1954, when he stopped playing football at the age of 33. With AEK he won 2 Panhellenic Championships, 3 Cups and 4 Athens FCA Leagues including a double in 1939, He also played with the Athens Mixed Team.[1]

International career

Delavinias played in four matches for Greece from 1948 to 1951.[2][3]

He was also part of Greece's squad for the 1952 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[4]

Personal life

Delavinias was married and had a child named Elenitsa.[5]

Honours

AEK Athens

See also


References

  1. "Ο θρυλικός αίλουρος-γκολκίπερ της ΑΕΚ!". aek-live.gr. 6 October 2015.
  2. "Συμμετοχές και γκολ όλων των διεθνών (Δ-Ζ)". epo.gr. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009.
  3. "Mihalis Delavinias". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. "Michailis Delavinias". olympedia.org. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. Newspaper "Sports of Greece", 15 December 1947, page 2

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