Hellenic FC
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Hellenic FC was a South Africa
n association football club based in Cape Town
. They were nicknamed The Greek Gods.
Established in 1958 by Greek South Africans, Hellenic campaigned in the lower amateur leagues of Cape Town. But by the 70s they were one of the most attractive teams in the county and regularly pulled in crowds of more than 20,000.
They played the in the final of the Castle Cup
in 1976, losing 2–0 to Cape Town City
.
In early 2004, the club's franchise was sold by the Greek owners to the Ndlovu family who renamed it Premier United and moved it to Benoni, Gauteng
.
(D) (1972–1973) Richard ("Ziggy") Anderson (1969–71) Jeff Astle
(F) (1974) Des Backos
(F) (1975–1976) Alan Ball (M) (guest, 1976) Gordon Banks
(GK) (guest, June 1971) 3 apps. Jim Begbie (D) (1976–1977) Ken Brownlee
(M) (1965) 1 app.
South Africa David Byrne (c1977-1982) Mark Byrne
Kevin Byrne
Nigel Callaghan
(M) (-1994) Jeff Cook (F) (1976–1977) Jim Craig (D) (1972) Fernando Custodio (F) (1964–1965; 1966–1968) 93 apps, 56 goals South Africa Carlos Das Neves
South Africa Mario Das Neves
South Africa Paulo Das Neves Wilf De Bruyn (F) (c1970-1982) (Footballer of the Year 1972) George Deimezis (F) (1963–1965) Sergio Dos Santos (F) George Eastham
(M) (1971; 1972) (Player of the Year 1971) Dimitri Filiakouris (F) (1964–1967) 89 apps, 58 goals South Africa Costa Florentzos (D) (c1963-1968) Keith Forrest (1975-1982) Richard Gomes (1980s) Wally Gould
(M) (1967; 1969–1974)
Bruce Grobbelaar
(GK) (2001-2002) 1 app. Volkmar Gross (GK) (1972–1974) Ryan Hartslief
(2005–2006) Tommy Henderson
(M) (1972) Dave Hilley
(F) (1974–1976) Gavin Hunt
Roger Hunt
(F) (1971) 7 apps, 4 goals Willie Hunter
(M) (1971) 22 apps. Dave Huson
(M) (1973–1976) (Foreign Player of the Year 1974) Gregory Kytides (D) (Best soccer player of Hellenic Soccer Club in 1968) Motie Lubetzky Tony Lupton
(GK) (1967–1976) John Martis
(D) (1969) 2 apps. Bobby Moore
(D) (guest, May 1974) Calvin Palmer
(D) (1971) 25 apps, 4 goals John Paskin
(F) (1980–1982) Bernd Patzke
(1972–1973)
Jimmy Pearson (M) (1966) 27 apps, 7 goals Jackie Plenderleith
(D) (1967–1968) 17 apps. South Africa Peter Rath (D) (1969–1973) Ian St John (F) (1971) 21 apps, 4 goals Martin Sheehan (D) (1976) Arno Steffenhagen
(F) (1972–1973)
Willie Stevenson
(M) (1971) 5 apps. Albert Uytenbogaardt (GK) (1962)
Pat van den Hauwe
(D) (1990s) Roy Vernon
(F) (1971) Jurgen Weber (1972–1974) Eric Welsh
(M) (1973–1976) Mark Williams (D) (1992) Ron Wilson
(D) (1971–1976) Jackie Wren (GK) (1963–1967; 1969–1971) Garry Gibson D 1983-1985 Rodger Cooke (1982-1983)
Bruce Grobbelaar
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n association football club based in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
. They were nicknamed The Greek Gods.
Established in 1958 by Greek South Africans, Hellenic campaigned in the lower amateur leagues of Cape Town. But by the 70s they were one of the most attractive teams in the county and regularly pulled in crowds of more than 20,000.
They played the in the final of the Castle Cup
NFL Cup (association football)
The NFL Cup was the cup competition of the National Football League in South Africa under Apartheid . It was established in 1959 and disbanded in 1977. The competition and only eligible to teams made up of White South Africans. It was widely known as the Castle Cup due to its sponsorship from...
in 1976, losing 2–0 to Cape Town City
Cape Town City F.C.
Cape Town City FC was a South African association football club based in Cape Town.Cape Town City won the NFL in 1973 and 1976, as well as the NFL Cup in 1970, 1971 and 1976....
.
In early 2004, the club's franchise was sold by the Greek owners to the Ndlovu family who renamed it Premier United and moved it to Benoni, Gauteng
Benoni, Gauteng
Benoni is a city with 654,509 inhabitants on the East Rand in the South African province of Gauteng. Since 2000, it has been part of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.- History :...
.
Former players
Tony AllenTony Allen (footballer)
Anthony Allen is a retired English footballer who played most of his club career as a left back for Stoke City between 1957 and 1970...
(D) (1972–1973) Richard ("Ziggy") Anderson (1969–71) Jeff Astle
Jeff Astle
Jeffrey "The King" Astle was an English footballer. He played 361 games for West Bromwich Albion, scoring 174 goals, and was one of the most iconic players in the history of the club...
(F) (1974) Des Backos
Desmond Backos
Desmond Backos was a footballer who played in The Football League for Stoke City. He made two appearances for Stoke.-References:...
(F) (1975–1976) Alan Ball (M) (guest, 1976) Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks
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(GK) (guest, June 1971) 3 apps. Jim Begbie (D) (1976–1977) Ken Brownlee
Ken Brownlee
Ken Brownlee is a former Scottish professional football left-half who played for , Third Lanark and .-External Links:*...
(M) (1965) 1 app.
South Africa David Byrne (c1977-1982) Mark ByrneMark Byrne
Mark Byrne is an Irish footballer currently playing for Barnet in League Two.-Nottingham Forest:Byrne signed for Nottingham Forest in July 2007 from Dublin schoolboy side, Crumlin United after unsuccessful trials at Leicester City and Stoke City. He was named as a substitute in Forest's 1–1 draw...
Kevin Byrne
Kevin Byrne
Kevin Byrne was Mayor of the City of Cairns in Queensland, Australia, from 1992 to 1995, and then from 2000 to 2008. Tom Pyne, father of Cairns Regional Councillor Robert Pyne, was the Mayor of the Shire of Mulgrave from 1979 to 1995, then was re-elected to the first term of when the Shire...
Nigel Callaghan
Nigel Callaghan
Nigel Ian Callaghan is a former professional footballer.-Playing career:Callaghan played on the right-wing for a number of clubs including Watford, Derby County and Aston Villa...
(M) (-1994) Jeff Cook (F) (1976–1977) Jim Craig (D) (1972) Fernando Custodio (F) (1964–1965; 1966–1968) 93 apps, 56 goals
South Africa Carlos Das NevesCarlos das Neves
Carlos das Neves is a South African former football player and coach who last managed Vasco da Gama.-References:...
South Africa Mario Das NevesMario Das Neves
Mario Das Neves is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. He is the governor of the Argentine province of Chubut.-Biography:Das Neves was born in Avellaneda to Portuguese parents, and grew up in Santa Fe...
South Africa Paulo Das Neves Wilf De Bruyn (F) (c1970-1982) (Footballer of the Year 1972) George Deimezis (F) (1963–1965) Sergio Dos Santos (F) George EasthamGeorge Eastham
George Edward Eastham, OBE is an English former footballer. He is known for playing for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City, as well as a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad...
(M) (1971; 1972) (Player of the Year 1971) Dimitri Filiakouris (F) (1964–1967) 89 apps, 58 goals
South Africa Costa Florentzos (D) (c1963-1968) Keith Forrest (1975-1982) Richard Gomes (1980s) Wally GouldWally Gould
Walter "Wally" Gould is an English former footballer who made nearly 300 appearances and scored 71 goals in the Football League playing as a winger or forward for Sheffield United, York City and Brighton & Hove Albion...
(M) (1967; 1969–1974)
Bruce GrobbelaarBruce Grobbelaar
Bruce David Grobbelaar is a former football goalkeeper and manager.He played for a number of clubs in a career which spanned for more than 20 years at professional level, most notably Liverpool during their dominant period in the 1980s and early 1990s.-Early years:In his teenage years, Grobbelaar...
(GK) (2001-2002) 1 app. Volkmar Gross (GK) (1972–1974) Ryan Hartslief
Ryan Hartslief
Ryan Hartslief is a retired Irish footballer and rugby player.-Early life:Hartslief was born in the Irish city of Cork and raised in Springs, Gauteng in South Africa who attended 1998 to the Rand Afrikaans University and studies between 2000 BCOM Sports Management.-Career:He played in South Africa...
(2005–2006) Tommy Henderson
Tommy Henderson (footballer)
Tommy Henderson is a former professional footballer who played as a right winger for Leeds United, Bury, Swindon Town, Stockport County in the 1960s.-Playing career:...
(M) (1972) Dave Hilley
Dave Hilley
Dave Hilley is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Third Lanark, Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest. After leaving Forest Hilley emigrated to South Africa, where he continued his football career....
(F) (1974–1976) Gavin Hunt
Gavin Hunt
Gavin Hunt is a South African former football player and coach currently managing Premier Soccer League club Supersport United....
Roger Hunt
Roger Hunt
Roger Hunt, MBE is an English former footballer. He was a member of the England team which won the 1966 World Cup.-Club career:...
(F) (1971) 7 apps, 4 goals Willie Hunter
William Hunter (footballer born 1940)
William Hunter was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career with Motherwell.-Club career:Hunter joined Motherwell from Edinburgh Norton in 1957...
(M) (1971) 22 apps. Dave Huson
Dave Huson
Dave Huson is a retired Channel Island football player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League....
(M) (1973–1976) (Foreign Player of the Year 1974) Gregory Kytides (D) (Best soccer player of Hellenic Soccer Club in 1968) Motie Lubetzky Tony Lupton
Tony Lupton
Anthony Gerard "Tony" Lupton , Australian politician, was the Australian Labor Party member for Prahran in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2010.-Early life:...
(GK) (1967–1976) John Martis
John Martis
John Martis , is a Scottish former professional footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Scottish Football League and was capped once for the Scotland national side.-Playing career:...
(D) (1969) 2 apps. Bobby Moore
Bobby Moore
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(D) (guest, May 1974) Calvin Palmer
Calvin Palmer
Calvin Ian Palmer was a footballer who played in The Football League for Crewe Alexandra, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Stoke City.-Career:...
(D) (1971) 25 apps, 4 goals John Paskin
John Paskin
William John Paskin, known as John Paskin is a South African former professional footballer who made 164 appearances in the Football League playing for West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stockport County, Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town, Wrexham and Bury...
(F) (1980–1982) Bernd Patzke
Bernd Patzke
Bernd Patzke is a former German football player.-External links:*...
(1972–1973)
Jimmy Pearson (M) (1966) 27 apps, 7 goals Jackie PlenderleithJackie Plenderleith
Jackie Plenderleith is a Scottish former association football player, who played for Hibernian, Manchester City and Queen of the South amongst others. Plenderleith was capped once by the Scotland national football team....
(D) (1967–1968) 17 apps.
South Africa Peter Rath (D) (1969–1973) Ian St John (F) (1971) 21 apps, 4 goals Martin Sheehan (D) (1976) Arno SteffenhagenArno Steffenhagen
Arno Steffenhagen is a retired German professional football player who played in Germany for Hertha BSC, Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli, in South Africa for Hellenic FC, in the Netherlands for Ajax, and in North America for Chicago Sting, Toronto Blizzard and Vancouver Whitecaps...
(F) (1972–1973)
Willie Stevenson
Willie Stevenson
William 'Willie' Stevenson is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.-Life and playing career:...
(M) (1971) 5 apps. Albert Uytenbogaardt (GK) (1962)
Pat van den HauwePat Van Den Hauwe
Patrick William Roger "Pat" Van Den Hauwe is a former professional footballer who made 401 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Millwall...
(D) (1990s) Roy Vernon
Roy Vernon
Thomas Royston "Roy" Vernon was a Welsh international footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Stoke City.-Career:...
(F) (1971) Jurgen Weber (1972–1974) Eric Welsh
Eric Welsh
Eric Welsh is a retired Northern Irish footballer. He played in the right wing position. He was born in Belfast.-Club career:...
(M) (1973–1976) Mark Williams (D) (1992) Ron Wilson
Ron Wilson (footballer)
Ronald "Ron" Wilson is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left-back. He played 300 games in an eleven year career in the Football League, scoring five goals....
(D) (1971–1976) Jackie Wren (GK) (1963–1967; 1969–1971) Garry Gibson D 1983-1985 Rodger Cooke (1982-1983)
Notable Coaches
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Bruce David Grobbelaar is a former football goalkeeper and manager.He played for a number of clubs in a career which spanned for more than 20 years at professional level, most notably Liverpool during their dominant period in the 1980s and early 1990s.-Early years:In his teenage years, Grobbelaar...
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Major honours
- Chevrolet Cup 1976
- Coca-Cola Shield Winners 1971, 1974
- Sanlam Champion of Champions 1973
- Embassy Bowl Winners 1972
- BP League Cup Winners 1971
- NFL Champions 1971