Ilias Rosidis
{{Short description|Greek footballer (1927–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ilias Rosidis
| image = Μουράτης, Κοτρίδης, Ρωσίδης.PNG
| fullname = Ilias Rosidis
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|02|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Neo Faliro, Piraeus, Greece
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|12|27|1927|02|03|df=y}}
| height =
| position = Right back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1948–1961
| clubs1 = Olympiacos
| caps1 = 143
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1962–1964
| clubs2 = Vyzas Megara
| nationalyears1 = 1951–1960
| nationalteam1 = Greece
| nationalcaps1 = 29
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1960
| nationalteam2 = Greece Olympic
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| caption = Image of Μουράτης, Κοτρίδης, Ρωσίδης
}}
Ilias Rosidis ({{langx|el|Ηλίας Ρωσίδης}}; 3 February 1927 – 27 December 2019)[https://www.protothema.gr/sports/article/959313/efuge-apo-tin-zoi-o-thrulos-tou-olubiakou-ilias-rosidis/ Ilias Rosidis' obituary] {{in lang|el}} was a Greek footballer who played for Olympiacos FC and the Greece national team throughout his career.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/25592 |title=Ilias Rosidis |work=Olympedia |access-date=12 November 2021}}
Club career
A talented right back, Rosidis is considered a legend amongst the Olympiacos faithful. During a career that spanned almost 20 years at the Piraeus club, Rosidis captained the club during their golden era of the 1950s. From 1954 to 1959, Rosidis led the club to a then unheard of six consecutive Greek Championships. In that same period, Rosidis lifted the Greek Cup on 3 occasions, making Olympiacos the only Greek club to have won 3 consecutive doubles. In total, Rosidis finished his Olympiacos' career with 7 Greek Championships, 9 Cups, 5 doubles, and over 500 appearances for his club.
International career
During the 1950s, Rosidis was a key member in the Greece national football team.{{FIFA player|57149|Elias Rossidis}} He earned 29 caps during this time period. Rossidis played for Greece at the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/ilias-rosidis-1.html |publisher=Sports-Reference.com |title=Ilias Rosidis |accessdate=2011-04-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105113140/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/ilias-rosidis-1.html |archivedate=5 November 2012}}
In 2012 Rosidis carried the London 2012 Olympic torch and lit the cauldron in Piraeus the day before it was handed over to London.
Honours
References
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{{Greece men's football squad 1952 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Greece men's international footballers
Category:Greek men's footballers
Category:Olympiacos F.C. players
Category:Olympic footballers for Greece
Category:Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in football