Apostolos Toskas (Greek: Απόστολος Τόσκας; born 28 December 1947) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Apostolos Toskas | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Trikala, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1969 | Trikala | 83 | (1) |
| 1969–1979 | AEK Athens | 186 | (1) |
| 1979–1981 | Atromitos | 26 | (0) |
| 1981–1986 | Triglia Rafinas | ||
| Total | 295 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1969 | Greece U21 | ||
| 1969–1973 | Greece | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editToskas began his football career at the age of just 18 at Trikala, where he played until 1969. He moved to Athens to sign for AEK Athens, where he spent most of his career. The manager of the club at the time, Branko Stanković had a lot of faith in him and immediately established him in the starting eleven. Very quickly he became an international and one of the club's key players in the defense. The most important moment of his career was his participation to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 1977.[1] In the decade he played for AEK, he won 3 Championships, a Greek Cup including a domestic double in 1978. In the summer of 1980, at the age of 33, Toskas moved to Atromitos[2] where he spent 2 seasons, ending his professional career.[3] He continued an amateur level playing for Triglia Rafinas[4] as a player-coach for several years, until the summer of 1986.[5]
International career
editToskas was a member Greece U21, which in 1969 won the 2nd Balkan Youth Championship.[6]
Toskas made his debut for Greece on 19 July 1969 in an away friendly 1–0 defeat against Australia, under the guidance of Dan Georgiadis.[7] In total he participated in 20 matches between 1969 and 1973.[8]
Personal life
editToskas is an integral member of the veterans association of AEK.[9]
His son, Grigoris was also a footballer who played at AEK Athens from 2000 to 2005.[10]
Honours
editTrikala
- Beta Ethniki: 1967–68 (North Group)
AEK Athens
Atromitos
- Beta Ethniki: 1979–80 (South Group)
Greece U21
References
edit- ^ "Όταν η ΑΕΚ ήταν… ΑΕΚάρα! Η πορεία μέχρι τα ημιτελικά του Κυπέλλου UEFA". 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Ο ΤΟΣΚΑΣ ΥΠΕΓΡΑΨΕ ΧΘΕΣ ΣΤΟΝ ΑΤΡΟΜΗΤΟ", φύλλο εφημερίδας Αθλητική Ηχώ της 3ης Αυγούστου 1979, σελίδα 6
- ^ "Απόστολος Τόσκας". aekpedia.com.
- ^ Φύλλο εφημερίδας "Αθλητική Ηχώ" της 7ης Αυγούστου 1981, σελίδα 6
- ^ Φύλλο εφημερίδας "Αθλητική Ηχώ" της 20 Δεκεμβρίου 1985
- ^ "Balkan Youth Championship 1968-1981". rsssf.org.
- ^ "Greece matches 1966–1970" (PDF). epo.gr.
- ^ "Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών" (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^ "Οι παλαίμαχοι άσοι της ΑΕΚ ψήφισαν Νέα Σινώπη Πρέβεζας για τρίτη συνεχόμενη χρονιά - Prisma Radio".
- ^ "Αντίπαλoς της ΑΕΚ ο Τόσκας!". 30 July 2013.