Themis Rigas
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Themis Rigas (Greek: Θέμης Ρήγας; born 1945 - died 13 January 1984), popularly nicknamed The Train, was a Greek footballer born in Patras. One of the fastest and most talented wingers of his generation, he was a member of the great Panachaiki football team that impressed Greece in the seventies and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup.[2] In 1974, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.[3]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Patras, Greece | ||
Date of death | 13 January 1984 | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1960–1962 | Apollon Athens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1963 | Panachaiki | ||
1963–1964 | Olympiakos Patras | ||
1964–1965 | Panachaiki | ||
1965–1967 | Thyella Patras | ||
1967–1973 | Panachaiki | 83 | (12) |
1974 | → Toronto Homer (loan) | ||
1974–1976 | Panachaiki | 58 | (9) |
1976 | Toronto Metros-Croatia[1] | 10 | (0) |
1976–1977 | Patrai | ||
1977–1979 | Panachaiki | 24 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Close
He died in a domestic accident in 1984, at the age of 39, leaving behind him the Panachaiki family without one of its most eminent members.