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Greek athlete (1899?1981)
Loukas Panourgias
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As player of Panathinaikos
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In office
1962?1967
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Preceded by
| Ioannis Moatsos
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Succeeded by
| Matthaios Koumarianos
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Born
| 4 September 1899
[
citation needed
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Livadeia
, Greece
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Died
| 17 January 1981 (aged 81)
[
citation needed
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Athens
, Greece
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Profession
| Lawyer
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Loukas Panourgias
(
Greek
:
Λουκ?? Πανουργι??
; 1899 ? 17 January 1981) was a Greek athlete and footballer.
[1]
At the age of 12 he went to
Athens
and a year later he formed an unofficial team called
Niki
. Soon he found himself in
Panathinaikos
, that was still then called Panellinios Podosfairikos Omilos (PPO). Also a track and field champion, Panourgias chose football.
He was part of the Olympic team for the
1920 Summer Olympics
, but he broke his leg and consequently did not participate in the Olympic Games. However, he overcame his injury and helped Panathinaikos in the following five years.
Panourgias fought for the acquisition of the
Stadium of Panathinaikos
at
Alexandras Avenue
. Together with athletes and friends of the team he transformed the area of Perivola to a football field, which was offered to the team by the Municipality of
Athens
in 1922.
After he retired from football, he made a successful career as a
lawyer
. He became also
president
of
Panathinaikos A.C.
from 1962 to 1966 (one of the most successful in the club's history with titles in many sports), and of the
Hellenic Football Federation
.
[1]
He died on 17 January 1981, aged 81.
[2]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
a
b
Κιτρο?φ, Αλ?ξανδρο? (2010).
Ελλ??, Ευρ?πη, Παναθηνα?κ??!
. greekworks.com. p. 32.
- ^
"17. January 1981"
.
Birthdayscan.com
. Retrieved
6 December
2016
.
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- Founded in February 3, 1908 - Based in
Athens
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