Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nickolas Papadakis | ||
Date of birth | 6 March 1943 | ||
Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1966 | Hartwick Hawks | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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.
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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