Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Mallios Galić | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1905 | ||
Place of birth | Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1923−1928 | Hefestos Constantinople | ||
1928−1933 | AEK Athens | ||
1933−1936 | Enosis Neon Trust (player-coach) | ||
International career | |||
1930–1933 | Greece | 12 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1936−1937 | Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü | ||
1937−1940 | Pezoporikos | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Mallios Galić (Greek: Ροβέρτος Μάλλιος-Γκάλιτς; 1 January 1905 – ?), known as "Mallios" in short, was a Greek footballer who played as a defender and a later manager.[1]
Club career
Mallios started his career at Hefestos Constantinople in 1923. In 1928 he traveled to Greece, where he was transferred to AEK Athens and competed as an expatriate.[1] He was one of the defensive pillars of the club and in 1931 he won the first Greek Cup, that was also the first title of the club, defeating Aris with a score of 5–3.[2]
On 27 September 1933[1] he went to Cyprus to join Enosis Neon Trust for a season, where he was their captain and manager. He won both the first Cypriot Championship[3][4] and the first two Cypriot Cups,[5] being the first team to achieve a domestic double in Cypriot football. He ended his playing career in 1936, at the age of 31.
International career
Mallios played 12 times with the Greece and scored 1 goal, between 1930 and 1933, where he also was their captain at instances.[6][7] His debut took place on 2 March 1930 in an away friendly match against Italy B. On 13 December 1931, he scored his only goal in the blue and white shirt when he opened the score with a well-placed penalty in a home friendly 2–4 defeat against Hungary B.[8] He became the first footballer of AEK Athens to score a goal with the national team.[9]
Managerial career
After Mallios left Enosis Neon Trust he coached Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü for a season and in 1937 he took over at Pezoporikos until 1940, which was the last stop of his career.
Honours
As a player
AEK Athens
As a player-coach
Enosis Neon Trust
References
- 1 2 3 "Όταν ο Μάλλιος άφησε... την ΑΕΚ για να πάρει πρωτάθλημα στην Κύπρο!". aek-live.gr. 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "8/11/1931: Όταν η ΑΕΚ κατέκτησε το πρώτο Κύπελλο Ελλάδας". sport24.gr.
- ↑ "Π. Χριστοδούλου: Ο πρώτος Κύπριος προπονητής που παίρνει τίτλο μετά από 32 χρόνια". balla.com.
- ↑ "Cyprus 1934/35". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ↑ "1934/35 Cyprus Cup". RSSSF. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "Συμμετοχές και γκολ όλων των διεθνών (Κ-Μ)". 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010.
- ↑ "Rovertos Mallios (Galić)". eu-football.info.
- ↑ "Greece matches 1929-1938" (PDF). epo.gr.
- ↑ "Για πρώτη φορά "Ενωσίτης" βάζει γκολ για την Εθνική!". 8 March 2017.
External links
- Robert Mallios Galić at WorldFootball.net