Miltos Papapostolou Explained

Miltos Papapostolou
Fullname:Miltiadis Papapostolou
Birth Date:9 September 1935
Birth Place:Omvriaki, Domokos, Greece
Height:1.78 m
Position:Defensive midfielder, center back
Youthyears1:1951
Youthclubs1:AS Omvros Omvriakis
Years1:1951–1956
Clubs1:Egaleo
Years2:1956–1965
Clubs2:AEK Athens
Caps2:148
Goals2:2
Manageryears1:1972–1975
Managerclubs1:Egaleo
Manageryears2:1977
Managerclubs2:Atromitos
Manageryears3:1980–1981
Managerclubs3:AEK Athens
Manageryears4:1984–1988
Managerclubs4:Greece
Manageryears5:1989
Managerclubs5:Olympiacos
Manageryears6:1990–1991
Managerclubs6:Levadiakos
Manageryears7:1992
Managerclubs7:Athinaikos
Manageryears8:1993
Managerclubs8:Proodeftiki

Miltiadis "Miltos" Papapostolou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μιλτιάδης "Μίλτος" Παπαποστόλου, 9 September 1935[1] – 2 February 2017) was a Greek professional footballer and manager.

Club career

Papapostolou started his career at Omvros Omvriakis, where in 1951 he joined Egaleo. He played there for 5 seasons and joined AEK Athens in 1956 with a two-year ban, as it was applied at the time when a player was transferred, without the approval of his club. Papapostolou was a key player of the club in winning the championship in 1963,[2] while he also won the Cup in the following season.[3] He left AEK in the summer of 1965, where he retired as a footballer, at the age of 31.[4]

Managerial career

Papapostolou started his coaching career in 1972 at the bench of Egaleo until 1975. He also worked in clubs of smaller categories, such as Atromitos, Marko, Ierapoli, Korinthos, Acharnaikos, Koropi, Panelefsiniakos and until December 1979. In February 1980 he replaced Hermann Stessl on the AEK Athens,[5] where they finished in the 4th place, left out of the European competitions of the next season. In the following season, the president Loukas Barlos, renewed his contract. AEK finished second behind Olympiacos and in the Cup he reached the semi-finals where they were eliminated by PAOK.[6] After a spell at Kallithea, he took charge of the bench of Greece from 1984 to 1988.[7] In 1989 he had a 3-month spell at Olympiacos.[8] The following season he signed with Levadiakos until 1991. In February 1992, Papapostolou took over the technical leadership of Athinaikos,[9] where he stayed until the end of the season. In February 1993 he sat at the bench of Proodeftiki for a short period.[10]

After football

Papapostolou was for a number of years the president of the Greek Football Coaches Association, with important reforms for the industry.[11] He died on 2 February 2017, at the age of 81.[12]

Honours

As a player

AEK Athens

1962–63

1963–64

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miltiadis Papapostolou - Phantis.
  2. Web site: Greece - Final Tables 1959-1999. RSSSF.
  3. Web site: Ημιτελικός Παναθηναϊκός-Ολυμπιακός (διακοπή),ΑΕΚ Κυπελλούχος άνευ Τελικού αγώνα. el. sansimera.gr. 28 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Μίλτος Παπαποστόλου. aekpedia.com.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-10-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173130/http://www.aek.com/history/listCoachs.php . 14 October 2013.
  6. Web site: Greece 1980/81. RSSSF.
  7. Web site: Greece National Team Coaches . 2010-09-10 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100310081926/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/grk-coach.html . 10 March 2010 .
  8. Web site: Μίλτος Παπαποστόλου-2. aekpedia.com.
  9. Web site: Ο Μίλτος πάτησε Ρέντη. Kostas. Thomopoulos. 27 May 1989. Athletic Echo. arxeiotypou.gr.
  10. "FIRST" OF MILTOS IN PRODEFTIKI, ef. Sports Echo, 5 February 1993, page 9
  11. Web site: ΕΦΥΓΕ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΖΩΗ Ο ΜΙΛΤΟΣ ΠΑΠΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΥ . pepp . 9 March 2024.
  12. Web site: Θρήνος στο ποδόσφαιρο - Πέθανε ο Μίλτος Παπαποστόλου. Μιχάλης. Τσώχος. 2 February 2017. CNN.gr.