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Stathis Chaitas

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Stathis Chaitas
Personal information
Full name Efstathios Chaitas
Date of birth (1940-03-20) 20 March 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth Istiaia, Euboea, Greece
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1959–1960 Panionios
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1974 Panionios 418 (67)
1974–1975 AEL 20 (1)
1975–1977 Panionios 42 (2)
Total 480 (70)
International career
1964–1971 Greece 24 (1)
Managerial career
1983 Panionios
1984 Panionios
1996 Panionios
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2015

Stathis Chaitas (Greek: Στάθης Xάιτας; born 20 March 1940) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1960s and '70s. He was named the 1969 Greek Athlete of the Year.

Career

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Club career

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Born in Istiaia, Euboea, Chaitas played football for Panionios from 1958 until 1977 with a brief interlude in 1974–1975 season when he played for AEL. He still holds the record of most appearances in the 1st National for Panionios with 460 caps.[1]

International career

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Chaitas appeared in 24 matches for the senior Greece national football team from 1964 to 1971, scoring one goal.[2][3]

Career as manager

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After his playing days were over, he coached a number of clubs including Panionios, late in 1996.

References

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  1. ^ Kolokotsios, Lambros (1 May 2009). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΧΑΪΤΑΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Chaitas)] (in Greek). Evrytania News.
  2. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece - International Matches 1971–1980". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
  3. ^ ΕΘΝΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ > Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
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