Kleanthis Vikelidis
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Kleanthis Vikelides was a star footballer for Aris Thessaloniki in the 1930s and 1940s.
Vikelides was born in 1916 in Thessaloniki
and was the youngest of the three Vikelides brothers that played for Aris
(the other two were Kostas and Nikiforos). He was instrumental in Aris winning the Greek Championship in 1932 and 1946, given the nickname 'Macedonian Tank'. During his career, Vikelides was capped 7 times by the Greek National Football Team, scoring 4 goals. Vikelidis coached Aris Thessaloniki twice in 1954 and 1959 and later continued his managing career to PAOK during the 1957 season and Apollon Kalamaria
during the 1961 season. In his honour, Aris FC named the stadium at Charilaou, Thessaloniki
Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium
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Vikelides was born in 1916 in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
and was the youngest of the three Vikelides brothers that played for Aris
Aris
-Given name:* Aris Alexandrou, a Greek writer* Aris Christofellis, a Greek male soprano* Aris Gavelas, a Greek sprinter* Aris Jaffar, a Malaysian polymath genius mastermind* Aris Konstantinidis, a Greek architect* Aris Maliagros, a Greek actor...
(the other two were Kostas and Nikiforos). He was instrumental in Aris winning the Greek Championship in 1932 and 1946, given the nickname 'Macedonian Tank'. During his career, Vikelides was capped 7 times by the Greek National Football Team, scoring 4 goals. Vikelidis coached Aris Thessaloniki twice in 1954 and 1959 and later continued his managing career to PAOK during the 1957 season and Apollon Kalamaria
Apollon Kalamarias
Apollon Kalamarias is a Greek association football club based in the district of Kalamaria, in southeast Thessaloniki, Greece.The club was suspended from playing in the Second Division for the 2009-10 season, due to unsettled debts...
during the 1961 season. In his honour, Aris FC named the stadium at Charilaou, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium
Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium
Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium or Harilaou Ground is a football stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was built in 1951 as the home stadium of Aris Thessaloniki F.C., one of the most popular football clubs in Greece...
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