Anastasios Kritikos (footballer, born 1914)

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| name = Tasos Kritikos

| image = Tasos Kritikos Panathinaikos.jpg

| caption = Kritikos with Panathinaikos

| fullname = Anastasios Kritikos

| birth_date = 1914

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| death_date =

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| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 1932–1933

| clubs1 = AEK Athens

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| years2 = 1934–1949

| clubs2 = Panathinaikos

| caps2 = 41

| goals2 = 22

| nationalteam1 = Greece

| nationalyears1 = 1934–1938

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Anastasios Kritikos ({{langx|el|Αναστάσιος Κρητικός}}; 1914–?) was a Greek footballer who played as a midfielder.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/tasos-kritikos/|title=Tasos Kritikos|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=22 October 2021}}

Club career

Kritikos joined AEK Athens in 1932, where he played until 1933. In 1934 he joined Panathinaikos until 1949. He played in 41 games for the Panhellenic Championship and scored 22 goals.Sifis Votzakis, 100 Years of Panathinaikos - The History 1908-2008, Livani publications, 2008, pages 155-156 while he scored another 24 goals for the Athens FCA ChampionshipSifis Votzakis, 100 Years of Panathinaikos - The History 1908-2008, Livani publications, 2008, p. 107 and 1 for the Greek Cup. He was one of the team's top players during the years of the Occupation when the team faced great difficulties. In the spring of 1942 he was the captain of Panathinaikos during the friendly match with AEK, the proceeds of which were intended for the Sotiria hospital. After the Germans' refusal to allocate match proceeds for this purpose, the two captains of the teams, him and Kleanthis Maropoulos, went to the stands, conveying the protests to the fans, who erupted into incidents against the conquerors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsbeast.gr/weekend/arthro/4129549/ti-egine-sto-elliniko-podosfairo-ton-kairo-tis-katochis|title=Τι έγινε στο ελληνικό ποδόσφαιρο τον καιρό της Κατοχής|date=October 27, 2018|website=newsbeast.gr}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/longreads/to-gennaio-ochi-toy-athlitismoy-stin-katochi.8207272.html|title=Το γενναίο 'ΟΧΙ' του αθλητισμού στην Κατοχή|first=Επιμέλεια: Νίκος Συριώδης Δημοσίευση: 28|last=Οκτ 2014 07:44|website=sport24.gr}}{{Cite web|url=https://ethniki-antistasi-dse.gr/to-podosfairo-sthn-antistash.html|title=Το ποδόσφαιρο στην Αντίσταση|website=ethniki-antistasi-dse.gr}}

International career

Kritikos made eight appearances for the Greece national team from 1934 to 1938.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=11370 |title=Tasos Kritikos |work=EU Football |access-date=22 October 2021}} He was also part of Greece's team for their qualification matches for the 1938 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://rsssf.com/tables/38qual.html |title=World Cup 1938 - Qualifying |work=RSSF |access-date=22 October 2021}}

Honours

Panathinaikos

Panhellenic Championship: 1948–49
Greek Cup: 1931–32, 1947–48
Athens FCA League: 1934, 1937, 1939, 1949

References

External links

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Category:1914 births

Category:Greek men's footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Greece men's international footballers

Category:AEK Athens F.C. players

Category:Panathinaikos F.C. players

Category:Year of death missing

Category:Place of birth missing

Category:20th-century Greek sportsmen