Panos Polyviou

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Panos Polyviou
Personal information
Place of birth Greece
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1971 Toronto Hellas
1971 Toronto Metros 1 (0)
1973 Toronto Hungaria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Panos Polyviou is a Greek former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Polyviou played in the National Soccer League in 1968 with Toronto Hellas. [1] He returned to play with Hellas for the 1969 season, and the 1970 season. [2] [3] The following season he was traded to Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League for Jim Lefkos. [4] [5] In 1973, he returned to the NSL to play with Toronto Hungaria. [6] In his debut season with Hungaria he assisted in securing the double (NSL Championship & NSL Cup), and featured in the NSL Cup final against Toronto Croatia. [6]

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References

  1. Waring, Ed (September 16, 1968). "Goalie nets two goals as forward". The Globe and Mail . p. 19.
  2. "Hellas blanks Ukrainia club". Toronto Daily Star . June 2, 1970. p. 16.
  3. "Fans ejected for fighting at soccer tilt". The Globe and Mail . June 10, 1969. p. 36.
  4. Waring, Ed (July 31, 1971). "Metros add 5 players on final signing day". The Globe and Mail . p. 32.
  5. "NASL-Panos Polyvious". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  6. 1 2 "Violence puts premature end to NSL final at Stanley Park". The Globe and Mail . October 22, 1973. p. S5.