Georgios Magiras Explained

Georgios Magiras
Fullname:Georgios Simos
Birth Date:1919
Birth Place:Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
Death Date:[1]
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1931–1938
Youthclubs1:Eleftheroupoli
Years1:1938–1949
Clubs1:AEK Athens
Caps1:9
Goals1:0
Totalcaps:9
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1948–1949
Nationalteam1:Greece
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1960
Managerclubs1:Olympiacos Chalkida
Manageryears2:1961
Managerclubs2:Egaleo
Manageryears3:1961
Managerclubs3:Greece U19
Manageryears4:1965
Managerclubs4:Greece U19
Manageryears5:1965–1967
Managerclubs5:AEK Athens (assistant)
Manageryears6:1967–1968
Managerclubs6:Proodeftiki
Manageryears7:1970
Managerclubs7:Vyzas Megara
Manageryears8:1972
Managerclubs8:Apollon Athens
Manageryears9:1972
Managerclubs9:Pierikos
Manageryears10:1972–1973
Managerclubs10:Chalkida

Georgios Simos or Charalampous[2] (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γιώργος "Mάγειρας" Σίμος ή Χαραλάμπους; 1919 – 12 February 1994), commonly known as "Magiras" (Which meant "Cooker", a nickname that followed him throughout his career, on the occasion of the fact that his grandfather maintained a cooking restaurant in Naxos), was a Greek professional footballer who played as a midfielder for AEK Athens and a manager.

Club career

Mageiras started football in 1931 from Eleftheroupoli and in 1933 he joined AEK Athens, at the age of 14 and in the first years, was a member of their academies, with teammates such as Kleanthis Maropoulos and Tryfon Tzanetis, with whom he later coexisted in the first team. He was part of the club that won the Panhellenic Championship and Greek Cup in 1939.[3] Mageiras retired from football in 1949 after a serious injury in the Cup final against Panathinaikos on 19 June.[4] [5] With the "yellow-blacks" he won 2 Panhellenic Championships and 2 Greek Cups.

International career

He played a total of 4 times with Greece from 1948 to 1949.[6] His debut came on 23 April 1948, in a friendly at home against Turkey, the first to be played after World War II, under the instructions of Kostas Negrepontis.[7]

Managerial career

After his retirement from as a footballer, Magiras became involved in coaching. He coached Olympiacos Chalkida in the first division in 1960.[8] He also worked at Egaleo in 1961.[9] In the 1960's he was a partner of Lakis Petropoulos in the technical leadership of Greece. In 1972, he was also the coach of Pierikos.[10] Magiras returned to Chalcis to coach Chalkida, in 1972 for a year and led them to 4th place in the standings.[11]

Honours

AEK Athens

1938–39, 1939–40

1938–39, 1948–49

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Γιώργος Σίμος. football.aek.com.
  2. newspaper "Athlitismos", 12 January 1948, page 2
  3. Web site: ORIGINAL 21 GALATSI A.E.K. HISTORY PAGE 1938 - 1939. Original21Galatsi.com. Greek.
  4. Web site: Η δικαίωση του ηρωισμού. 3 July 2015. aek365.org.
  5. Web site: Ο πρώτος μεταπολεμικός τίτλος. 3 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. Greece - International Matches 1948-1960. RSSSF. 25 September 2004.
  7. Web site: Greece matches 1948–1950. epo.gr.
  8. Web site: Για θυμήσου.... 21 April 2001. tanea.gr.
  9. Web site: Ιστορία Ποδοσφαίρου.
  10. Web site: Προπονητές που πέρασαν από τον Πιερικό. pierikos.info.
  11. Web site: ‘Η ΜΝΗΜΗ ΔΑΚΡΥΖΕΙ’: ΔΕΚΑΕΤΙΑ ’70 (Γλυκές και πικρές στιγμές για τον Α.Ο. ‘Χαλκίς’, μέρος Β). eviasports.gr.