Themis Rigas Explained

Themis Rigas
Height:1.68 m
Birth Date:1945
Birth Place:Patras, Greece
Death Date:13 January 1984
Position:Winger
Youthyears1:1960–1962
Youthclubs1:Apollon Athens
Years1:1962–1963
Years2:1963–1964
Years3:1964–1965
Years4:1965–1967
Years5:1967–1973
Years6:1973–1974
Years7:1974
Years8:1974–1976
Years9:1976
Years10:1976–1977
Years11:1977–1979
Clubs1:Panachaiki
Clubs2:Olympiakos Patras
Clubs3:Panachaiki
Clubs4:Thyella Patras
Clubs5:Panachaiki
Clubs7:→ Toronto Homer (loan)
Clubs8:Panachaiki
Clubs9:Toronto Metros-Croatia[1]
Clubs10:Patrai
Clubs11:Panachaiki
Caps5:83
Caps8:58
Caps9:10
Caps11:24
Goals5:12
Goals8:9
Goals9:0
Goals11:2

Themis Rigas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Θέμης Ρήγας; born 1945 - died 13 January 1984), popularly nicknamed The Train, was a Greek footballer born in Patras. One of the fastest and most talented wingers of his generation, he was a member of the great Panachaiki football team that impressed Greece in the seventies and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup.[2] In 1974, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.[3]

He died in a domestic accident in 1984, at the age of 39, leaving behind him the Panachaiki family without one of its most eminent members.

Statistics

Themis Rigas had 165 First Division appearances for Panachaiki and scored 23 goals.

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NASL-Themis Rigas.
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197374.html rsssf
  3. News: 20 May 1974. Eagles, Homer stay unbeaten, tie 1-1 before 10,951 fans. S8. The Globe and Mail.