Dimitris Gesios
Personal information
Full name Dimitrios Gesios
Date of birth (1948-10-24) 24 October 1948
Place of birth Naousa, Imathia, Greece
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) 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)
Medal record
Representing Iraklis
WinnerGreek Cup1976
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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.[1] In the summer of 1972 after several teams expressed their interest and a short trial at Aris, Gesios signed for Iraklis.[1] He was Iraklis' league top scorer for 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77 and 1977–78 scoring 12, 9, 12 and 13 goals respectively.[2][3][4][5] He was also in the starting line up in Iraklis' 1976 Cup win and scored the club's fourth goal in overtime.[6] Gesios played for Iraklis until the 1979–80 season reaching 74 league goals and becoming the club's league all-time top scorer.[1][7]

In 1980 Gesios signed for AEK Athens playing for the club for the 1980–81 season appearing in 22 league games and scoring 7 goals.[8] In summer of 1982, he finished his career playing for Veria.[1]

International career

Gesios made his debut for Greece in a friendly 0-1 home loss against Israel on 22 September 1976.[9] Totally he gained 5 caps for Greece.[10]

After football

Gesios lives in Kozani where he runs a furniture store.[11]

Honours

Iraklis

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Κορυφαίος γκολτζής του "Γηραιού" (in Greek). ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΤΥΠΙΑ. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Greece 1973/74". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Greece 1975/76". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Greece 1976/77". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Greece 1977/78". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Σαν σήμερα γράφεται το έπος του 1976 (in Greek). Bluearena.gr. 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. ↑ "Greece 1980/81". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Εθνική Ανδρών 1976-1980 (PDF) (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  10. ↑ Συμμετοχές – Γκολ - Γ (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "ΓΚΕΣΙΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΣ". ellinismosonline.gr. 3 October 2016.
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