Themis Rigas
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| Themis Rigas | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1945 | |
| Place of birth | Patras, Greece | |
| Date of death | 1984 | |
| Height | 1.68 cm | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1960–1962 |
Apollon Smyrnis |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1962–1963 1963–1964 1964–1965 1965–1967 1967–1973 1973–1974 1974–1976 1976–1977 1977–1979 |
Panachaiki FC Olympiacos Patron Panachaiki FC Thyella Patron Panachaiki FC Panachaiki FC Patrai Panachaiki FC |
() () () () 83 (12) () 58 (9) () 24 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Themis Rigas (Greek: Θέμης Ρήγας) (born 1945), popularly nicknamed The Train, is a former Greek footballer (winger) 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.[1]
He died in a domestic accident in 1984, at the age of 39, leaving behind him the Panachaiki family without one of it's most eminent members.
[edit] Statistics
Themis Rigas had 165 First Division appearances for Panachaiki and scored 23 goals.
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