Themis Rigas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Patras, Greece | ||
| Date of death | 13 January 1984 | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1962 | Apollon Athens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1963 | Panachaiki | ||
| 1963–1964 | Olympiakos Patras | ||
| 1964–1965 | Panachaiki | ||
| 1965–1967 | Thyella Patras | ||
| 1967–1973 | Panachaiki | 83 | (12) |
| 1974 | → Toronto Homer (loan) | ||
| 1974–1976 | Panachaiki | 58 | (9) |
| 1976 | Toronto Metros-Croatia[1] | 10 | (0) |
| 1976–1977 | Patrai | ||
| 1977–1979 | Panachaiki | 24 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Themis Rigas (Greek: Θέμης Ρήγας; born 1945 - died 13 January 1984), popularly nicknamed The Train, was a Greek footballer born in Patras. One of the fastest and most talented wingers of his generation, he was a member of the great Panachaiki football team that impressed Greece in the seventies and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup.[2] In 1974, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.[3]
He died in a domestic accident in 1984, at the age of 39, leaving behind him the Panachaiki family without one of its most eminent members.
Statistics
[edit]Themis Rigas had 165 First Division appearances for Panachaiki and scored 23 goals.
References
[edit]- ^ "NASL-Themis Rigas".
- ^ rsssf
- ^ "Eagles, Homer stay unbeaten, tie 1-1 before 10,951 fans". The Globe and Mail. 20 May 1974. p. S8.