Stathis Chaitas

Stathis Chaitas

Personal information
Full name	Efstathios Chaitas
Date of birth	20 March 1940
Place of birth	Istiaia, Euboea, Greece
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1959-1960	Panionios U-21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1960–1974	Panionios	418	(67)
1974–1975	AEL	20	(1)
1975–1977	Panionios	42	(2)
Total		480	(70)
National team^‡
1964–1971	Greece	24	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 December 2015

Stathis Chaitas (Greek: Στάθης Xάιτας; born 20 March 1940) is a retired Greek footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1960s and '70s.

Career

Club career

Born in Istiaia, Euboea, Chaitas played football for Panionios from 1958 until 1977 with a brief interlude in 1974–1975 season when he played for AEL. He still holds the record of most appearances in the 1st National for Panionios with 460 caps.^[1]

International career

Chaitas appeared in 24 matches for the senior Greece national football team from 1964 to 1971, scoring one goal.^[2][3]

Career as manager

After his playing days were over, he coached a number of clubs including Panionios, late in 1996.

References

1. Kolokotsios, Lambros (1 May 2009). Αθλητικοί Φάκελοι (ΧΑΪΤΑΣ) [Sporting Capsules (Chaitas)] (in Greek). Evrytania News.
2. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander. "Greece - International Matches 1971-1980". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
3. ΕΘΝΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ > Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 2010-04-21.

External links

• Stathis Chaitas – FIFA competition record