Aristotelis Fountoukidis
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aristotelis Fountoukidis | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Panteleimon, Kilkis, Greece | ||
| Date of death | 7 July 2007 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Nea Kallikrateia, Chalkidiki, Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1956–1960 | Aris Panteleimon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1963 | Apollon Kalamarias | 14 | (2) |
| 1963–1966 | MENT | 81 | (0) |
| 1966–1978 | PAOK | 336 | (18) |
| Total | 431 | (20) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981 | PAOK (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Aristotelis Fountoukidis (Greek: Αριστοτέλης Φουντουκίδης; 13 February 1942 – 7 July 2007) known mistakenly as Aristarchos Fountoukidis (Greek: Αρίσταρχος Φουντουκίδης) was a Greek football defender.[1]
Fountoukidis was born in 1942 in Panteleimon, Kilkis. He started playing football at the age of 14 with Aris Panteleimon and in 1960 he moved to Apollon Kalamaria.[2] In 1963 he transferred to MENT and from there he was acquired by PAOK in the summer of 1966, a move that was made possible thanks to the collaboration of PAOK administrative leader Giorgos Pantelakis with the team's coach Nikos Pangalos. Although he started his career as a center forward, at PAOK he established himself as a central defender and quickly became irreplaceable. Fountoukidis worked in construction when he was young and thanks to his impressive physical qualities, he was nicknamed "The Wall" (Greek: "Ο Τοίχος"). He is PAOK 5th all-time appearance maker with 395 games in total (336 in the league) and won with the White-blacks of the North the 1972 and 1974 editions of the Cup and the 1976 league title.
Fountoukidis was assistant of Gyula Lóránt when the Hungarian manager returned to PAOK for a second spell in 1980 and took over as caretaker coach after Lóránt's passing.[3][4] Aristos coached PAOK in the 1981 Greek Football Cup final against Olympiacos.[5]
On 7 July 2007, he suffered a heart attack and died at the age of 65.[6]
Honours
[edit]PAOK
- Greek League (1): 1975–76
- Greek Cup (2): 1971–72, 1973–74
References
[edit]- ^ Aristotelis Fountoukidis at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Μ.Γ.Σ. Άρης Παντελεήμονα επίσημο website" [Aris Panteleimon official website]. arispanteleimona.gr (in Greek). 13 February 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "The day Lóránt was lost". paokfc.gr. 31 May 2020.
- ^ Giannis Paraskevaidis (31 May 2019). "ΠΑΟΚ–Ολυμπιακός 1–0 (31/5/1981) - Η ημέρα που «έφυγε» ο Λόραντ" [The day Lóránt passed away]. sdna.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "1981 Greek Cup final Olympiacos–PAOK 3–1 (21/6/1981)". sdna.gr (in Greek). 11 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Σαν σήμερα έφυγε ο Αρίστος Φουντουκίδης! (2007)" [Today marks the passing of Aristos Fountoukidis! (2007)]. paokmania.gr (in Greek). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2025.