Thanasis Intzoglou | |
Fullname: | Athanasios Intzoglou |
Birth Date: | 22 August 1945 |
Birth Place: | Nikaia, Attica, Kingdom of Greece |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Chalkidona |
Years1: | 1962–1976 |
Years2: | 1974–1975 |
Years3: | 1976–1978 |
Years4: | 1978 |
Years5: | 1978–1979 |
Clubs1: | Panionios |
Clubs2: | → Toronto Homer (loan) |
Clubs3: | Ethnikos Piraeus |
Clubs4: | Toronto Panhellenic |
Clubs5: | Korinthos |
Caps3: | 43 |
Goals3: | 28 |
Nationalyears1: | 1969–1971 |
Nationalteam1: | Greece |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Thanasis Intzoglou (22 August 1945 – 25 July 2020) was a Greek footballer who played as a forward.
Intzoglou played at the youth level with Chalkidona.[1] In 1962, he played in the Alpha Ethniki with Panionios, and was the league's top goal scorer for the 1967–68 season.[2] He assisted in securing the 1971 Balkans Cup for Panionios by defeating Besa Kavajë.[3] Throughout his tenure with Panionios he featured in the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and the 1971–72 UEFA Cup. In the summer of 1974 he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer, and he returned for 1975 season.[4] [5]
In 1976, he signed with Ethnikos Piraeus, and became the top goal scorer in the league for the second time during the 1976–77 season.[6] He returned for the third time to play with Toronto (renamed as Toronto Panhellenic) for the 1978 summer season.[7] He concluded his career at Korinthos in Beta Ethniki, where he assisted in securing promotion by winning the league title.[8]
Intzoglou played with Greece in 1969, and made four appearances.[9]
Intzoglou's brothers Babis and Christos were also footballers, as well as his nephew Lefteris.[10] He died on July 25, 2020.[11]