Dimitrios Gesios

Dimitris Gesios
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Gesios
Date of birth (1948-10-24) 24 October 1948 (age 77)
Place of birth Monospita, Greece
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1972 Kozani (31)
1972–1980 Iraklis 211 (74)
1980–1981 AEK Athens 22 (7)
1981–1982 Veria
International career‡
1976–1978 Greece 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2013
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 October 2013

Dimitrios Gesios (Greek: Δημήτριος Γκέσιος; born 1948) is a former Greek international football player that played as a striker. Gesios spend most of his professional career with Iraklis, where he is their all-time top scorer.

Club career

Gesios started his professional career in Kozani, when he was in the town to fulfill his military service. In the summer of 1972 after several teams expressed their interest and a short trial at Aris, Gesios signed for Iraklis. He was Iraklis' league top scorer for 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77 and 1977–78 scoring 12, 9, 12 and 13 goals respectively. He was also in the starting line up in Iraklis' 1976 Cup win and scored the club's fourth goal in overtime. Gesios played for Iraklis until 1980, reaching 74 league goals and becoming the club's league all-time top scorer.

On 7 July 1980, Gesios signed for AEK Athens for a fee of 1.5 million drachmas. He played with the club for one season scoring 22 appearances and 7 goals. On 13 August 1981, he was transferred to Veria for a fee of 400,000 drachmas, where he finished his career after a season at the club.

International career

Gesios made his debut for Greece in a friendly 0–1 home defeat against Israel on 22 September 1976. Totally he gained 5 caps for Greece.

After football

Gesios lives in Kozani where he runs a furniture store.

Honours

Iraklis

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Κορυφαίος γκολτζής του "Γηραιού". enet.gr (in Greek). 3 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Greece 1973/74". RSSSF.
  3. ↑ "Greece 1975/76". RSSSF.
  4. ↑ "Greece 1976/77". RSSSF.
  5. ↑ "Greece 1977/78". RSSSF.
  6. ↑ Σαν σήμερα γράφεται το έπος του 1976. Bluearena.gr (in Greek). 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Δημήτρης Γκέσιος: Ο επιθετικός - σύμβολο του μεγάλου Ηρακλή". metrosport.gr.
  8. ↑ Στράτος Σεφτελής (8 July 1980). "Ο Γκέσιος υπέγραψε χθες δελτίο στην ΑΕΚ". Athletic Echo (in Greek). pp. 1, 5.
  9. ↑ "Greece 1980/81". RSSSF.
  10. ↑ Στράτος Σεφτελής (14 August 1981). "Μαύρος: Δεν νοιώθω κανένα «δέος»!". Athletic Echo (in Greek). p. 3.
  11. ↑ Εθνική Ανδρών 1976-1980 (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  12. ↑ Συμμετοχές – Γκολ - Γ. epo.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  13. ↑ "ΓΚΕΣΙΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ". ellinismosonline.gr. 3 October 2016.