Tryfon Tzanetis
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Smyrna, Ottoman Empire | ||
| Date of death | 1998 | ||
| Place of death | Athens, Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, Center back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1933 | Eleftheroupoli | ||
| 1933–1950 | AEK Athens | ||
| International career | |||
| 1949 | Greece | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1950–1952 | Egaleo | ||
| 1952–1957 | AEK Athens | ||
| 1960–1961 | Greece | ||
| 1961–1962 | AEK Athens | ||
| 1962–1964 | Greece | ||
| 1965–1966 | AEK Athens | ||
| 1967–1968 | Apollon Athens | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tryfon Tzanetis (Greek: Τρύφων Τζανετής) was a Greek football player and coach. Born in 1918 in Smyrna (today's Izmir), he was a best known as a center forward for AEK Athens F.C. during the 1930s and 1940s, partnering Kleanthis Maropoulos in AEK's front line.[1] Late in his career he was converted into a center back by his coach.
During his playing career Tzanetis was capped once by Greece.
After his playing days were over, Tzanetis took up coaching and was AEK's coach in: 1952, 1955, 1961, 1962 and 1966. In between his stints with AEK he was also coach of the Greek national football team (1960, 1961, 1963, 1964) with a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses.
References
- ^ Το ερασιτεχνικό ποδόσφαιρο στα Γιάννινα 1918–1966 (in Greek). Zosimaia.gr. Retrieved 11 January 2012.