Kostas Negrepontis

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Kostas Negrepontis (Greek: Κώστας Νεγρεπόντης) (1897 – February 19, 1973) was a star Greek football forward of the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Constantinople in 1897, he started his football career in Turkey, playing for the Pera-based Pera Club. He also played in France and Fenerbahçe S.K. for a time before eventually settling in Greece to play for AEK Athens F.C. in 1926, where he became a crowd favourite. He was capped twice by Greece. After retiring from football, Negrepontis coached a number of clubs, including AEK Athens FC, Olympiacos, Panelefsiniakos, Apollon Smyrnis, Panionios, Ethnikos Piraeus and the Greek National Football Team.