Dimitrios Koukoulitsios | |
Birth Date: | 1960 |
Birth Place: | Larissa, Greece |
Death Date: | (aged 19) |
Death Place: | Thiva, Greece |
Position: | Midfielder, Striker |
Youthyears1: | 1972–1975 |
Youthclubs1: | AEL |
Years1: | 1975–1979 |
Clubs1: | AEL |
Caps1: | 119 |
Goals1: | 22 |
Nationalteam1: | Greece U-17 |
Nationalteam3: | Greece U-21 |
Dimitrios Koukoulitsios (1960-1979) was a Greek football player during the 1970s.[1] He played only for his hometown team AEL from 1972 to 1979. He became a professional at the early age of 15 and he earned 119 caps, scoring 22 goals. During this period, he was a part of U-17, U-19 and U-21 Greece national teams.
Koukoulitsios died in a car accident in Thiva on 6 September 1979, along with his teammate Dimitrios Mousiaris.[2] He was only 19. In the car was Giannis Valaoras too, who survived and became one of AEL's best of all times.