Georgios Magiras

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Georgios Magiras

| fullname = Georgios Simos

| image = Georgios Magiras.jpg

| caption = Georgios Magiras in 1947

| height =

| birth_date = 1919

| birth_place = Urla, Smyrna, Ottoman Empire

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1994|2|12|1919|df=yes}}{{Cite web|url=https://football.aek.com/player/simos_giorgos/654|title=Γιώργος Σίμος|website=football.aek.com}}

| death_place = Greece

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1928–1931

| youthclubs1 = Nea Ionia

| youthyears2 = 1931–1933

| youthclubs2 = Eleftheroupoli

| youthyears3 = 1933–1938

| youthclubs3 = AEK Athens

| years1 = 1937–1949

| clubs1 = AEK Athens

| caps1 = 15

| goals1 = 1

| totalcaps = 15

| totalgoals = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1948–1949

| nationalteam1 = Greece

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1960

| managerclubs1 = Olympiacos Chalkida

| manageryears2 = 1961

| managerclubs2 = Egaleo

| manageryears3 = 1961

| managerclubs3 = Greece U19

| manageryears4 = 1965

| managerclubs4 = Greece U19

| manageryears5 = 1965–1967

| managerclubs5 = AEK Athens (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 1967–1968

| managerclubs6 = Proodeftiki

| manageryears7 = 1970

| managerclubs7 = Vyzas Megara

| manageryears8 = 1972

| managerclubs8 = Apollon Athens

| manageryears9 = 1972

| managerclubs9 = Pierikos

| manageryears10 = 1972–1973

| managerclubs10 = Chalkida

}}

Georgios Simos or Charalampous{{Cite news|date=12 January 1948|title=Για να γνωρίσετε τους παίκτας μας|work=newspaper "Athlitismos tis Elladas"|page=2|lang=el}} ({{langx|el|Γιώργος "Mάγειρας" Σίμος ή Χαραλάμπους}}; 1919 – 12 February 1994), commonly known as "Magiras" (which meant "Cook" in Greek), was a Greek professional footballer who played as a midfielder for AEK Athens and a later manager. Throughout his career he was known by his nickname that came, due to his grandfather owining a cooking restaurant in Naxos.

Early life

Magiras was born in 1919 at Urla of Smyrna. He migrated with his family at Nea Ionia of Athens in 1922, during the Asia Minor Diaster. At the age of 9 he started playing football at his local club, Nea Ionia. In 1931 he moved to Eleftheroupoli and in 1933 he joined AEK Athens, at the age of 14 and in the first years, was a member of their academies and their reserve team, with teammates such as Kleanthis Maropoulos and Tryfon Tzanetis, with whom he later coexisted in the first team.

Club career

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In 1937 Magiras was promoted to the first team and quickly established himself as a regular. He was part of the club that won the Panhellenic Championship and Greek Cup in 1939, making them the first Greek club to ever win the domestic double.{{Cite web|url=https://www.enwsi.gr/1167636/retro-aek/to-proto-ntampl-ellinikis-omadas-to-ekane-i-aek-video.html|title=Το πρώτο νταμπλ ελληνικής ομάδας, το έκανε η ΑΕΚ!|date=11 June 2022|website=enwsi.gr}}{{cite web|url=http://www.original21galatsi.com/A.E.K._1938_1939.html|title=ORIGINAL 21 GALATSI A.E.K. HISTORY PAGE 1938 - 1939|website=original21galatsi.com|lang=el}}{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The following season he won the second consecutive championship with AEK.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aek365.org/a-865146/h-dunasteia-th-aek-pou-stamathse-o-polemo.htm|title=Η δυναστεία της ΑΕΚ που σταμάτησε ο πόλεμος|date=16 June 2022|website=aek365.org|lang=el}} He stayed at AEK despite the events of the World War II.{{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=27 October 2018|website=newsbeast.gr|lang=el}} In 1949 Magiras retired from football after a serious injury in the Cup final against Panathinaikos on 19 June.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aek365.org/a-405101/h-dikaiwsh-tou-hrwismou.htm|title=Η δικαίωση του ηρωισμού|date=3 July 2015|website=aek365.org|lang=el}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.aek-live.gr/o-protos-metapolemikos-titlos-tis-aek/|title=Ο πρώτος μεταπολεμικός τίτλος|website=aek-live.gr|date=3 July 2020|lang=el}} With the "yellow-blacks" he won 2 Panhellenic Championships and 2 Greek Cups.

International career

He played a total of 4 times with Greece from 1948 to 1949.{{cite web|author=Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander|title=Greece - International Matches 1948-1960|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grk-intres48.html|date=25 September 2004}} His debut came on 23 April 1948, in a friendly at home against Turkey, the first to be played after World War II, under the instructions of Kostas Negrepontis.{{Cite web|url=http://www.epo.gr/media/files/ETHNIKES_OMADES/MATCH_ANDRES_1929-2000/ethniki_andrwn_1948-50.pdf|title=Greece matches 1948–1950|website=epo.gr|lang=el}}

Managerial career

After his retirement from as a footballer, Magiras became involved in coaching. He coached Olympiacos Chalkida in the first division in 1960.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tanea.gr/2001/04/21/sports/gia-thymisoy-183/|title=Για θυμήσου...|date=21 April 2001|website=tanea.gr}} He also worked at Egaleo in 1961.{{Cite web|url=https://aoaigaleo.gr/ιστορία-ποδοσφαίρου/|title=Ιστορία Ποδοσφαίρου}} In the 1960's he was a partner of Lakis Petropoulos in the technical leadership of Greece. In 1972, he was also the coach of Pierikos.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pierikos.info/index.php/738-proponites-pou-perasan-apo-ton-pieriko|title=Προπονητές που πέρασαν από τον Πιερικό|website=pierikos.info}} Magiras returned to Chalcis to coach Chalkida, in 1972 for a year and led them to 4th place in the standings.{{Cite web|url=https://eviasports.gr/2020/03/11/%CE%B7-%CE%BC%CE%BD%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B7-%CE%B4%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%81%CF%85%CE%B6%CE%B5%CE%B9-%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B1-70-%CE%B3%CE%BB%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%AD-2/|title=‘Η ΜΝΗΜΗ ΔΑΚΡΥΖΕΙ’: ΔΕΚΑΕΤΙΑ ’70 (Γλυκές και πικρές στιγμές για τον Α.Ο. ‘Χαλκίς’, μέρος Β)|website=eviasports.gr|lang=el}}

Personal life

Magiras lived at Nea Ionia with his wife and 2 children and worked at the Water Company. He died from cancer in 12 February 1994 at the age of 75.{{Cite news|date=13 February 1994|title=Πέθανε χθες ο Γ. Μάγειρας|work=newspaper "Athletic Echo"|pages=1, 3|lang=el}}

Honours

AEK Athens

References

External links

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[http://www.epo.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=175:2010-02-11-11-33-22&catid=53:2010-02-11-09-30-25 List of men's players] at Hellenic Football Federation

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