- Ioannis Kyrastas
Football manager infobox
playername = Ioannis Kyrastas
fullname = "Yiannaros"
dateofbirth =October 25 ,1952
cityofbirth =
dateofdeath = death date and age|2004|04|1|1952|10|25
cityofdeath = Athens
countryofdeath = Greece
countryofbirth =Greece
currentclub =
position = Midfielder
youthyears = -1972
youthclubs =Olympiakos Piraeus
years = 1972-1981
1981-1986
clubs =Olympiakos Piraeus
Panathinaikos FC
caps(goals) = 223 (?)
145 (?)
nationalyears = 1974-1985
nationalteam = Greece
nationalcaps(goals) = 46 (?)
manageryears =
managerclubs =Ethnikos Piraeus Panileiakos Panionios Iraklis FC Panathinaikos FC Ioannis Kyrastas ( _el. Ιωάννης Κυράστας) (
25 October 1952 -1 April 2004 ) was a Greek footballer and football manager.Club career
Kyrastas was born in
Piraeus and started his career inOlympiacos , where he played his first game in 10 December 1972 against Kavala. With Olympiacos he played 223 games, 16 of them in European competitions, and won 5 Greek Championships and 3 Greek Cups.In 1981 he went, together with
Mike Galakos , to archrival Panathinaikos, where he played in 145 games, 14 of them in European competitions, and won 2 Greek Championships and 3 Greek Cups. He retired in 1986 after playing his last game against Aris in November.He also played for the Greek national team in 46 games, from 15 November 1974 to 19 May 1985. He also played in the
1980 UEFA European Championship .Career as coach
After retiring, he became a coach. Starting in the 1987-1988 season and until 2001 he successfully coached many teams, including
Ethnikos Piraeus ,Paniliakos , Panionios FC,Iraklis and finally Panathinaikos. After his second time as coach of Panathinaikos, he retired from coaching.Death
Kyrastas was admitted on 5 March 2004 to hospital with
septicaemia , after being infected with the rareFournier gangrene . Kyrastas's condition was said to be improving, but on Tuesday, 30 March he went into a decline from which he was not to recover. He died on Thursday, 1 April 2004 at the age of 52.External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=23446 Career]
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