Kleanthis Vikelidis

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Kleanthis Vikelidis (Greek: Κλεάνθης Βικελίδης) (born 1916) was a star footballer for Aris Thessaloniki in the 1930s and 1940s.

Vikelidis was born in 1916 and was the youngest of the three Vikelidis brothers that played for Aris FC (the other two were Kostas and Nikiforos). He was instrumental in Aris winning the Greek Championship in 1932 and 1946, given the nickname 'Macedonian Tank'. During his career, Vikelidis was capped 7 times by the Greek National Football Team, scoring 4 goals. Vikelidis coached Kalamaria during the 1961 season. In his honour, Aris named their stadium at Charilaou, Thessaloniki Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium.