Nick Papadakis

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Nick Papadakis
Personal information
Full name Nickolas Papadakis
Date of birth (1943-03-06) 6 March 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Position(s) Striker
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1963–1966 Hartwick Hawks
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1972 Atlanta Chiefs 74 (19)
1973 Atlanta Apollos 3 (0)
1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor) 2 (2)
International career
1968 Canada 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nick Papadakis (born 6 March 1943) is a former professional soccer player who played in the North American Soccer League. Born in Greece, he earned four caps for the Canadian national side. He is the current CEO of the USL First Division.

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Playing career

Papadakis attended Hartwick College where he is the all-time points leader [1] He was a 1963 and 1966 Honorable Mention (third team) All American. In 1995, he was inducted into the Hartwick Hawks Hall of Fame. [2] In 1968, he signed with the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League. In 1973, new ownership renamed the team the Atlanta Apollos. He finished his professional career with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1975.

Papadakis earned four caps for the Canada national team in 1968, scoring two goals.

Administrative career

In August 2009, NuRock Soccer Holdings, co-owned by Alec Papadakis and Rob Hoskins, purchased the USL First Division. [3] The group installed Nick Papadakis as league commercial director.

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References

  1. "Men's Soccer All-Time Statistical Leaders". Hartwick College. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
  2. Hartwick - 1995 Inductees Archived 13 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. NUROCK SOCCER HOLDINGS LLC ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF UNITED SOCCER LEAGUES FROM NIKE, INC.