Alketas Panagoulias

Alketas Panagoulias
Αλκέτας Παναγούλιας

Panagoulias in 1986
Personal information
Full name	Alketas Panagoulias
Date of birth	(1934-05-30)30 May 1934
Place of birth	Thessaloniki, Greece
Date of death	18 June 2012(2012-06-18) (aged 78)
Place of death	Virginia, United States
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1951–1962	Aris
1962–1967	Greek American AA
Managerial career
1967–1971	Greek American Atlas
1972–1973	Greece (assistant)
1973–1976	Greece
1977–1981	Greece
1981–1983	Olympiacos
1983–1985	United States
1983	Team America
1984	United States Olympic
1985–1987	Olympiacos
1987–1990	Aris
1991–1992	Levadiakos
1992–1994	Greece
1996–1997	Iraklis
1998–1999	Aris
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alketas 'Alkis' Panagoulias (Greek: Αλκέτας 'Άλκης' Παναγούλιας; 30 May 1934 – 18 June 2012) was a Greek footballer and manager. As a footballer, he played for Aris Thessaloniki^[1] and Greek American AA. As a manager, he managed both Greece and the United States. He also won three Alpha Ethniki titles with Olympiacos,^[2] and two National Challenge Cup titles with Greek American AA.

After retiring from being a football manager, he worked as the president of Aris Thessaloniki between 2002 and 2003.^[3] He was also a candidate for the Greek Parliament in 1993.

Panagoulias died at his home in Virginia on 18 June 2012, at the age of 78. In 2014, a side street near Aris Thessaloniki's stadium, the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium was named after him.^[4]

• The Greek, The Washington Post
• The Long, Hard Struggle To Mold An American Team, The New York Times
• Obituary, The Washington Post
• FIFA Obituary
• Team America is Taking Shape, The New York Times
• Obituary, Soccer America
• Explaining The Lack of American Coaches Abroad
• Red, White, Blue and New, Sports Illustrated Archived 27 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine