Alketas Panagoulias

Alketas 'Alkis' Panagoulias (; 30 May 1934 – 18 June 2012) was a Greek footballer and manager. As a footballer, he played for Aris ThessalonikiAris FC website  and Greek American AA. As a manager, he managed both Greece and the United States. He also won three Alpha Ethniki titles with Olympiacos,Olympiacos web site  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. 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.

Honours
Player
Aris
EPSM Championship: 1952–53, 1958–59

Greek American AA
National Challenge Cup: 1967

Manager
Greek American AA
National Challenge Cup: 1968, 1969

Olympiacos
Alpha Ethniki: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87
Greek Super Cup: 1987

References

Other websites
 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  

Category:1934 births
Category:2012 deaths
Category:Greek footballers
Category:Association football defenders
Category:Greek football managers
Category:Olympiacos F.C. managers
Category:Greek politicians