Ilias Selionis

Ilias Selionis

Personal information
Full name	Ilias Selionis
Date of birth	(1958-12-29)29 December 1958
Place of birth	Larissa, Greece
Date of death	12 February 2024(2024-02-12) (aged 65)
Place of death	Larissa, Greece
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1973-1974	Kissavos Sykourion
1974-1976	AEL Amateur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976-1981	AEL	80	(1)
1981-1984	OFI
1984-1985	AO Trikala
1985-1989	Toxotis Larissa
International career
1977-1978	Greek U-19
1978-1980	Greek U-21
Managerial career
1992-1995	Haravgi
1995-1996	Ikaros Neapolis
1996-1997	Olympos Larissa
-2013	Larissa FCA
2013-2017	AEL (team manager & scout)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilias Selionis (Greek: Ηλίας Σελιώνης; born 29 December 1958 - 12 February 2024), was a Greek former professional football player who played as a defender.

Club career

Selionis started his career from Kissavos Sykourion before he joined the youth section of AEL in 1974 under Argentinian coach Horacio Moráles. He debuted for AEL's first team on 6 March 1976 against FAS Naoussa in the Greek second division.^[1][2] He moved to OFI in 1981^[3] where he remained until 1984 and subsequently signed for AO Trikala. Selionis then played for Toxotis Larissa in Delta Ethniki and other local Larissa FCA clubs with Omonoia being his last in the early 1990s.
He overall played in Greek first division for 6 years (1978-1984).

International career

Selionis played for Greece U-19 and Greece U-21 a total 15 times in the late 1970s. He was also called up by coach Kostas Polychroniou to feature in the qualification stages of the 1978 UEFA Amateur Cup, alongside Takis Persias, Kostas Maloumidis and others.^[4]

Coaching career

After his retirement he coached various local clubs such as Haravgi and Ikaros Neapolis and later he became the longest serving arch-coach and also secretary of the Larissa FCA. He led the Larissa FCA squad to the 2010 PanHellenic final losing out to the 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup representation of Greece after a 4-1 defeat at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium . In 2013 he took the role of the team manager and youth scout for AEL remaining at his post until 2017.^[5][6]
Selionis was responsible for various OFI's signings of young talents from the Larissa area throughout the years (Ilias Kotsios, Konstantinos Mangos, Pavlos Adamos, Vasilios Koutsianikoulis).^[7]

Death

Selionis, known for his pleasant personality, passed away in Larissa due to illness caused by cancer, at the age of 65.^[8][9]

Honors

• Greek second division: 1978
• Larissa FCA Cup: 1975

References

1. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greek league 1979-80". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
2. "AEL 1970s to 1980s players" (in Greek). fosonline.gr. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
3. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greek league 1981-82". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
4. Μακεδονία, 27/10/1977.
5. "Selionis quits as team manager" (in Greek). vissini.gr.
6. "Iias Selionis" (in Greek). talentabout.gr. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
7. "Selionis passed away, aged 65" (in Greek). patris.gr.
8. "ΗΛΙΑΣ ΣΕΛΙΩΝΗΣ: Στο club του παραδείσου" (in Greek). eleftheria.gr. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
9. "Πένθος στον ΟΦΗ έφυγε από τη ζωή ο παλαίμαχος ποδοσφαιριστής" (in Greek). primesport.gr. 12 February 2024.