Dimitrios Koukoulitsios Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Galati . 2020-09-05 . Οι διεθνείς ποδοσφαιριστές της Λάρισας, Δημήτρης Μουσιάρης και Δημήτρης Κουκουλίτσιος, χάνουν τη ζωή τους σε δυστύχημα στην εθνική οδό. Από θαύμα σώθηκε ο Γιάννης Βαλαώρας . 2023-09-04 . ΜΗΧΑΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΟΝΟΥ . el.
  2. Web site: Οι δύο αδικοχαμένοι "Δημήτρηδες" της ΑΕΛ . 2023-09-04 . www.eleftheria.gr . el-gr.