Lakis Glezos Explained

Lakis Glezos
Fullname:Apostolos Glezos
Birth Date:4 February 1947
Birth Place:Piraeus, Greece
Death Place:Piraeus, Greece
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1961–1963
Youthclubs1:Ermis Nikaia
Years1:1963–1972
Clubs1:Proodeftiki
Years2:1972–1978
Clubs2:Olympiacos
Caps2:129
Goals2:1
Years3:1978–1979
Clubs3:Kallithea
Caps3:8
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:1971–1974
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:1

Apostolos "Lakis" Glezos (Greek: Απόστολος "Λάκης" Γκλέζος; 4 February 1947 – 18 June 2007) was a Greek football defender.

Career

Born in Piraeus, Glezos began playing football as a defender for the youth sides of Atromitaki and Ermis Nikaia. In 1963, he joined Proodeftiki F.C., where he would play for nine seasons. Glezos helped Proodeftiki achieve a fourth-place finish in the Alpha Ethniki during the 1964–65 season.[1] Alpha Ethniki side Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. signed Papaioannou in 1979, and would play for Iraklis until city rivals PAOK F.C. signed him in 1986.[2]

In 1972, Glezos joined Olympiacos F.C. where he played until 1978, winning three Alpha Ethniki and two Greek Football Cup titles. He finished his career with Kallithea F.C., suffering a serious knee injury in 1979. All told, Glezos made over 260 appearances in the Greek first and second divisions.

Glezos made 10 appearances and scored one goal for the Greece national football team from 1971 to 1974. He made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying defeat to Switzerland on 12 May 1971.[3]

Personal life

Glezos died after a long battle with cancer at age 60.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Evrytania News. Kolokotsios, Lambros. el:Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΓΚΛΕΖΟΣ). Sporting Capsules (Glezos). http://www.evrytanika.com/article.php?id=4516. Greek. 24 April 2010. 3 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20101123122248/http://evrytanika.com/article.php?id=4516. 23 November 2010. dead.
  2. Web site: RSSSF. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. Greece 1986/87. 17 May 2003.
  3. Web site: RSSSF. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. Greece – International Matches 1971-1980. 25 September 2004.
  4. Web site: Sport24.gr. el:Έφυγε ο Λάκης Γκλέζος. Lakis Glezos is gone. http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/article289389.ece. Greek. 18 June 2007.