Kyriakos Tohouroglou Explained

Kyriakos Tohouroglou
Fullname:Kyriakos Nektarios Tohouroglou
Birth Date:13 August 1972
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Gladesville Ryde Magic
Youthyears1:1981–1983
Youthclubs1:Gladesville Ryde Magic
Years1:1992–1994
Clubs1:Doxa Drama
Caps1:51
Goals1:0
Years2:1994–1996
Clubs2:Olympiacos
Caps2:17
Goals2:0
Years3:1996–1997
Clubs3:Paniliakos
Caps3:32
Goals3:0
Years4:1997–2000
Clubs4:Olympiacos
Caps4:38
Goals4:0
Years5:2000–2008
Clubs5:PAOK
Caps5:100
Goals5:0
Years6:2011–2024
Clubs6:Gladesville Ryde Magic
Caps6:276
Goals6:11
Totalcaps:514
Totalgoals:11

Kyriakos Nektarios Tohouroglou (Greek: Κυριάκος Τοχούρογλου; alternatively spelt Tochouroglou) is a Greek-Australian former football player who played as a goalkeeper.

Biography

Tohouroglou was born on 13 August 1972 in Sydney to parents from Greece.[1] He joined his family when they returned to Greece in 1983. He played at three Greek teams as head goalkeeper and was goalkeeper coach at another. .[2]

Playing career

Tohouroglou was signed by Greek First Division team Doxa Drama F.C. in 1991.[3] [4] After two and a half years in Drama he moved to Olympiakos for the 1994/95 season.[5] In 1996, he joined Paniliakos F.C.[6]

Rejoining Olympiakos in 1997 Tohouroglou played 32 matches in his first season. He played six UEFA Champions League and two UEFA Cup matches for Olympiakos.[7] [8] [9] [10]

In 2000 Tohouroglou moved to PAOK F.C.[11] Playing at PAOK he was part of the Greek Football Cup winning team in 2001 and 2003. After playing for 8 years at PAOK, he proceeded to acquire his coaching diploma.

He did his apprenticeship in Xanthi with the first team of "Skoda Xanthi" as goalkeepers coach and as assistant coach in 2008 where he stayed for two years until 2010.[12]

In 2011 Tohouroglou returned to Australia to be a goalkeeper/concrete tester once again at the team in which he began his football career as a child, Gladesville Ryde Magic F.C, while at the same time coaching in Olympiakos's football academies in Sydney. He has been voted goalkeeper of the year for four years in a row 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and player of the year in 2012 and also won the NSW State League 1 Championship in 2012. In 2018, Tohouroglou was voted Goalkeeper of the Year for the 5th time in his career in Australia.

Honours

Club

Olympiakos
PAOK:
Gladesville Ryde Magic

Individual

Gladesville Ryde Magic

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tohouroglou, Kyriakos. Australian Player Database. OzFootball . 1 June 2011.
  2. Web site: One on One with Gladesville Ryde Magic’s Kiriakos Tohouroglou . 16 April 2011. Gladesville Ryde Magic F.C. . 1 June 2011.
  3. Web site: Greece 1992/93 . RSSSF.com . . 1 June 2011.
  4. Web site: Greece 1993/94 . RSSSF.com . . 1 June 2011.
  5. Web site: Greece 1994/95 . RSSSF.com . . 1 June 2011.
  6. Web site: Greece 1996/97 . RSSSF.com . . 1 June 2011.
  7. Web site: Greece 1997/98 . RSSSF.com . . 1 June 2011.
  8. Web site: Greece 1998/99 . RSSSF.com . . 1 June 2011.
  9. Web site: Greece 1999/00 . RSSSF.com . . 1 June 2011.
  10. Web site: Kiriakos Tohouroglou . UEFA.com. 1 June 2011.
  11. Web site: Greece 2000/01 . RSSSF.com . . 1 June 2011.
  12. Web site: Greece 2002/03 . RSSSF.com . . 1 June 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100127122514/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk03.html . 27 January 2010 .