Frangiskos Sourpis Explained

Frangiskos Sourpis
Fullname:	Frangiskos Sourpis
Birth Date:	1943 3, df=yes
Birth Place:	Athens, Greece
Position:	Centre back
Years1:	1962–1973
Caps1:	310
Goals1:	38
Totalcaps:	310
Totalgoals:	38
Nationalyears1:	1964–1967
Nationalteam1:	Greece
Nationalcaps1:	6
Nationalgoals1:	3

Frangiskos Sourpis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Φραγκίσκος Σούρπης; born 4 March 1943) is a former Greek footballer, centre-back for Panathinaikos from 1962 until 1973.

Career

Born in Kifisia, Sourpis was talented at the pole vault and volleyball, but chose to play football with Panathinaikos F.C.^[1] He partnered Takis Papoulidis in the centre of defence in the 4-3-3 formation that coach Stjepan Bobek used at Panathinaikos. He played a total of 11 seasons for Panathinaikos, winning the Greek Alpha Ethniki six times (1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972), two Greek Football Cups, and helped the club reach the 1971 European Cup Final.^[2]

Sourpis made four appearances for the full Greece national football team from 1964 to 1967.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Evrytania News. Kolokotsios, Lambros. el:Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΣΟΥΡΠΗΣ). Sporting Capsules (Sourpis). http://www.evrytanika.com/article.php?id=4815. Greek. 15 May 2010. 3 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20111018125823/http://evrytanika.com/article.php?id=4815. 18 October 2011. dead.
2. Web site: RSSSF. Zea, Antonio . Haisma, Marcel. European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1970–71 – Details. 2008-01-09.
3. Web site: RSSSF. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. Greece - International Matches 1961–1970. 25 September 2004.
4. Web site: . el:ΕΘΝΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ > Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών . http://www.epo.gr/ethniki/men/men6.asp . Greek . 2010-04-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091231025348/http://www.epo.gr/ethniki/men/men6.asp . 31 December 2009.