Kleanthis Maropoulos
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Kleanthis Maropoulos | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kleanthis Maropoulos | ||
| Date of birth | 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Constantinople, Ottoman Empire | ||
| Date of death | 3 January 1991 (aged 71–72) | ||
| Place of death | Athens, Greece | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1931–1933 | Prasina Poulia | ||
| 1933–1935 | Ethikos Kalogreza | ||
| 1935–1936 | AEK Athens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1952 | AEK Athens | 20 | (12) |
| Total | 20 | (12) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1938–1950 | Greece | 10 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2023 | |||
Kleanthis Maropoulos (Greek: Κλεάνθης Μαρόπουλος; 1919 – 3 January 1991) was a Greek footballer who played as a striker for AEK Athens. He was a star footballer during the 1930s and 1940s and arguably the greatest Greek player of his generation. He was affectionately known as the "Blonde Eagle of AEK" (Greek: "Ξανθός Αετός της ΑΕΚ").