Giorgos Gasparis (footballer, born 1913)

Giorgos Gasparis

Giorgos Gasparis in 1947
Personal information
Full name	Georgios Gasparis
Date of birth	1913
Place of birth	Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
Date of death	1978 (aged 64–65)
Place of death	Athens, Greece
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1927–1930	Ethnikos Kaisarianis
1930–1935	Apollon Athens
1935–1936	AEK Piraeus
1936–1950	AEK Athens	11	(1)
International career
1935–1938	Greece	5	(0)
Managerial career
1973	Greece (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giorgos Gasparis (Greek: Γιώργος Γασπάρης; 1913–1978) was a Greek professional footballer who played as a defender.^[1]

Club career

Players of AEK Athens and PAOK before the 1939 Cup final

Gasparis started football in 1927 at Ethnikos Kaisarianis and in 1930 he moved to Apollon Athens. In 1935 AEK Athens wanted to sign him, but since Apollon did not give him, he went to AEK Piraeus for a year and in 1936 he joined AEK Athens, remaining until 1950, where he retired from playing at the age of 37. During his 14-year presence in the club, he was a key player in the defense of the team helping them win 2 consecutive Panhellenic Championships, 3 Greek Cups and 4 Athens FCA League, including the first domestic double by a Greek club in 1939.

International career

Gasparis played with Greece 5 times, with both Apollon and AEK Athens.^[2] His debut took place in the matches for the 5th Balkan Cup in Sofia in June 1935 against Bulgaria and Romania. He also played in a friendly against Egypt in Cairo in June 1936 and in both qualification matches for the 1938 FIFA World Cup.^[3] against Palestine.

Managerial career

Completing his football career, Gasparis became a coach and was on the bench of several clubs, while in 1973 he worked as an assistant coach of Billy Bingham in Greece.

Honours

AEK Athens

• Panhellenic Championship: 1938–39, 1939–40
• Greek Cup: 1938–39, 1948–49, 1949–50
• Athens FCA League: 1940, 1946, 1947, 1950

References

1. "Giorgos Gasparis". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
2. "Giorgos Gasparis". EU Football. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
3. "World Cup 1938-Qualifying". RSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

External links

• Giorgos Gasparis at WorldFootball.net
• Giorgos Gasparis at EU-Football.info