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Xenofon Markopoulos

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Xenofon Markopoulos
Xenofon Markopoulos with AEK Athens
Personal information
Full name Xenofontas Markopoulos
Date of birth (1921-01-01)1 January 1921[1]
Place of birth Constantinople, Ottoman Empire[1]
Date of death 1992(1992-00-00) (aged 71)[1]
Place of death Greece
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position Forward
Youth career
–1938 Panvyzantinos Kalogreza
1938 AEK Athens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1951 AEK Athens 12 (3)
1952–1955 Eleftheroupoli
Total 12 (3)
International career
1948–1949 Greece 5 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Xenofon Markopoulos (Greek: Ξενοφών Μαρκόπουλος; 1 January 1921 – 1992)[2], also known as "Xenos" in short,[1] was a Greek footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

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Markopoulos with AEK in 1949

In the aftermath of the Asia Minor Disaster and after his family’s relocation to Kalogreza in 1922, Markopoulos began his football career with Pamvyzantinos Kalogreza. In August 1938, he moved to AEK Athens, where he didn't take him long to make his debut with the senior squad.[2] On 3 July 1949, he participated in the Greek Cup final at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, where AEK achieved victory over Panathinaikos, securing the coveted title.[3] Over the course of his career, he gained recognition as a proficient authority in the skill of heading the ball into the net. Throughout his time at AEK Athens, he won 2 consecutive Panhellenic Championships, 3 Cups and 4 Athens FCA Championships, including the first domestic double achieved by a Greek club in 1939.[4] On 17 May 1951, AEK played a friendly match against First Vienna at Nea Filadelfeia Stadium, losing 3–0. After the match, the board of AEK announced a six-month suspension for Markopoulos, stating that he had refused to compete in the second half and had left the stadium. Markopoulos denied the allegations, claiming that he had not initially been included in the squad and only appeared at the dressing room shortly before kick-off. According to the player, he was asked to play due to injury problems affecting Kanakis and Tzavaras, while he requested to be substituted at half-time because of severe stomach pain.[2]


In 1952, Markopoulos joined Eleftheroupoli, where he played until 1955, when he ended his football career.[5][6][7]

International career

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Markopoulos played in five games with Greece and scored two goals, between 1948 and 1949.[8] His debut took place on 23 April 1948 in Greece's first post-war match, a home friendly against Turkey.[9][10]

Personal life

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Markopoulos had a son named Thodoris, who also followed the career of a footballer.[11]

Honours

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Players of AEK Athens and PAOK before the 1939 Cup final

AEK Athens

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ξενοφώντας Μαρκόπουλος". football.aek.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Πρόσωπα που έγραψαν την ιστορία μας - Αφιέρωμα στον Ξενοφώντα Μαρκόπουλο από το Μουσείο Ιστορίας της ΑΕΚ". enwsi.gr (in Greek). 24 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "3/7/1949 ΑΕΚ Παναθηναϊκός 2–1". aektoday.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Η ΑΕΚ... σηκώνει το πρώτο νταμπλ στην Ελλάδα!". aek-live.gr (in Greek). 11 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Χατζηγιάννης, Βασίλης (27 September 1952). "ΟΙ ΧΘΕΣΙΝΟΙ ΠΡΟΚΡΙΜΑΤΙΚΟΙ ΑΓΩΝΕΣ ΤΟΥΡΝΟΥΑ ΣΙΞ-ΕΪ-ΣΑΪΝΤ". Athletic Echo (in Greek). Vol. 8, no. 1432. Athens: Athanasios E. Sempos. digitallibrary.parliament.gr. p. 4. Ν. ΙΩΝΙΑ - ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΠΟΛΙΣ
  6. ↑ "Η ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΠΟΛΙΣ ΚΑΤΕΒΑΛΕ ΜΕ 5-2 ΤΟΝ ΠΑΝΝΑΥΠΛΙΑΚΟ". Athletic Echo (in Greek). Vol. 8, no. 1668. Athens: Athanasios E. Sempos. digitallibrary.parliament.gr. 5 July 1953. p. 1. Τον αγώνα παρηκολούθησαν 3 χιλιάδες περίπου θεατών, οι οποίοι εχειροκρότησαν το τεχνικό παιχνίδι της νικήτριας η οποία είχε επί κεφαλής τον διεθνή Ξένο.
  7. ↑ Λιαργκόβας, Στ. (16 December 1954). "Ο ΦΩΣΤΗΡ ΗΤΤΩΜΕΝΟΣ 2-1 ΕΙΣ ΤΟ Α΄ ΗΜΙΧΡΟΝΟΝ ΑΠΕΚΛΕΙΣΕ ΤΕΛΙΚΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΠΟΛΙ 5-2". Athletic Echo (in Greek). Vol. 10, no. 2118. Athens: Athanasios E. Sempos. digitallibrary.parliament.gr. pp. 1, 4. ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΠΟΛΙΣ: Καρεκλίδης, Αποστολάκης, Αταλίδης, Μπασινάκογλου, Τσακοπιάκος, Βλαντής, Μαυριδόπουλος, Μανδαράκης, Ξένος, Λιανός, Μπαζούμης
  8. ↑ "Xenophon Markopoulos at epo.gr". epo.gr.
  9. ↑ "Greece matches 1948–1950" (PDF). epo.gr.
  10. ↑ "Xenos Markopoulos". eu-football.info.
  11. ↑ "Ο πρωταθλητής πατέρας του Θοδωρή Μαρκόπουλου με την ΑΕΚ". arcadiaportal.gr. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
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  • Xenofon Markopoulos at WorldFootball.netEdit on Wikidata
  • Xenofon Markopoulos at EU-Football.infoEdit on Wikidata
  • "The History of AEK", Edition G.X. Alexandris, Athens 1996
  • Ethnic Greece's march through time, Papazisis Publications Athens 2001
  • National Football Team of Greece Christos Arvanitis
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