Xenofon Markopoulos
 Xenofon Markopoulos with AEK Athens | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xenofontas Markopoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||
| Place of death | Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1938 | Panvyzantinos Kalogreza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1951 | AEK Athens | 12 | (3) |
| Total | 12 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1948–1949 | Greece | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Xenofon Markopoulos (Greek: Ξενοφών Μαρκόπουλος; 1 January 1921 – ?), also known as "Xenos" in short, was a Greek footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
[edit]Following the events of the Asia Minor Disaster and after the settlement of his family in Kalogreza in 1922, Markopoulos started playing football at Pamvyzantinos Kalogreza. In 1938 he transferred to AEK Athens. On 3 July 1949, he played in the Cup final against Panathinaikos, at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, where AEK won the title.[1] He was consiedered a specialist in scoring goals with headers. He played at AEK Athens until the end of his career in 1951,[2] at the age of just 30, winning 2 consecutive Panhellenic Championships, 3 Cups and 4 Athens FCA Championships, including the first domestic double in by a Greek club in 1939.[3]
International career
[edit]Markopoulos played in five games with Greece and scored two goals, between 1948 and 1949.[4] His debut took place on 23 April 1948 in Greece's first post-war match, a home friendly against Turkey.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Markopoulos had a son named Thodoris, who also followed the career of a footballer.[7]
Honours
[edit]
AEK Athens
- Panhellenic Championship: 1938–39, 1939–40
- Greek Cup: 1938–39, 1948–49, 1949–50
- Athens FCA League: 1940, 1946, 1947, 1950
Individual
- Greek Cup top scorer: 1948–49
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "3/7/1949 ΑΕΚ Παναθηναϊκός 2–1". aektoday.com.
- ^ "Ξενοφώντας Μαρκόπουλος". football.aek.com.
- ^ "Η ΑΕΚ... σηκώνει το πρώτο νταμπλ στην Ελλάδα!". 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Xenophon Markopoulos at epo.gr". epo.gr.
- ^ "Greece matches 1948–1950" (PDF). epo.gr.
- ^ "Xenos Markopoulos". eu-football.info.
- ^ "Ο πρωταθλητής πατέρας του Θοδωρή Μαρκόπουλου με την ΑΕΚ". arcadiaportal.gr.
External links
[edit]- Ksenophontas Markopoulos at WorldFootball.net
- Ksenophontas Markopoulos at EU-Football.info
- "The History of AEK", Edition "G.X. Alexandris, Athens 1996
- Ethnic Greece's march through time, Papazisis Publications Athens 2001
- National Football Team of Greece Christos Arvanitis
