Ioannis Kirastas

Ioannis Kirastas
Personnel
Surname	Ioannis Kirastas
birthday	October 25, 1952
place of birth	Piraeus ,  Greece
date of death	April 1, 2004
Place of death	Athens ,  Greece
position	midfield player
Juniors
Years	station
-1972	Olympiacos Piraeus
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1972-1981	Olympiacos Piraeus	233 (4)
1981-1986	Panathinaikos Athens	145 (1)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1974-1985	Greece	46 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
	Ethnikos Piraeus
	Paniliakos FC
	Panionios Athens
	Iraklis Thessaloniki
	Panathinaikos Athens
1 Only league games are given.

Ioannis Kirastas ( Greek Ιωάννης Κυράστας , born October 25, 1952 in Piraeus , Greece ; † April 1, 2004 in Athens ) was a Greek football player and coach.

Player career

Ioannis Kirastas began his professional career at Olympiacos , where he made his debut in the Greek league on December 10, 1972 in a game against Kavala. With Olympiakos, Kirastas played 233 top division games and won five championships (1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981) and three Greek Cup victories (1973, 1975, 1981). In 1981 he moved with Maik Galakos to the arch-rival Panathinaikos Athens . In the next few years he came to Panathinaikos on 145 missions and was able to win two further championships (1984, 1986) and three cups (1982, 1984, 1986). Kirastas ended his active career in 1986.

Ioannis Kirastas was an integral part of the Greek national football team for years and made 46 appearances there between November 15, 1974 and May 19, 1985. The highlight of his national team career was his participation in the 1980 European Football Championship .

Coaching career

After his time as a player, Kirastas completed a coaching course and between 1987 and 2001 coached the teams of Ethnikos Piraeus, Paniliakos, Panionios Athens , Iraklis Thessaloniki and finally Panathinaikos where he had his last station as a coach.

death

Kirastas was hospitalized on March 5, 2004 after suffering from sepsis . After initially improving his health, Kirastas died on April 1, 2004 at the age of 51.

successes

• Greek master : 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986
• Greek Cup Winner : 1973, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986