Leonidas Andrianopoulos

Leonidas Andrianopoulos

Personal information
Date of birth	10 August 1911
Place of birth	Piraeus, Greece
Date of death	25 October 2011 (aged 100)
Place of death	Greece
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1927–1936	Olympiacos
National team
1929–1935	Greece	11	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Leonidas Andrianopoulos (Greek: Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος; 10 August 1911^[1] – 25 October 2011) was a Greek footballer who played as a striker.

Career

Andrianopoulos played club football for Olympiacos,^[2] alongside his four older brothers Yiannis, Dinos, Giorgos and Vassilis.^[3][4] Following his death, club president Evangelos Marinakis described him as a "legend."^[5]

He also earned eleven international caps for Greece, scoring two goals.^[6]

Death

Andrianopoulos died on 25 October 2011, at the age of 100.^[7]

References

1. Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος, ένας άνθρωπος ευλογημένος από τον Θεό (in Greek). 27 October 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
2. "Profile". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
3. Πένθος για τον Λεωνίδα Ανδριανόπουλο στον Ολυμπιακό (in Greek). Kathimerini. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
4. Πέθανε ο θρύλος του Ολυμπιακού, Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος (in Greek). eNet. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
5. "Vaggelis Marinakis: "Legends such as Leonidas Andrianopoulos live on forever"". Olympiacos F.C. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
6. "Profile". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
7. "Έφυγε" ο Λεωνίδας Ανδριανόπουλος (in Greek). Naftemporiki. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.