{{Short description|Greek footballer (born 1946)}} {{for|the Greek admiral|Antonis Antoniadis (admiral)}} {{distinguish|Antonios Antoniadis}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Antonis Antoniadis | image = Antonis Antoniadis Panathinaikos.jpg | caption = Antoniadis at the 1971 European Cup Final | fullname = Antonios Antoniadis | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1946|05|25}} | birth_place = Petrochori, Kingdom of Greece | death_date = | height = {{convert|1.87|m|abbr=on}} | position = Striker | youthyears1 = 1964–1966 | youthclubs1 = Aspida Xanthi | years1 = 1966–1968 | clubs1 = Aspida Xanthi | caps1 = 56 | goals1 = 43 | years2 = 1968–1978 | clubs2 = Panathinaikos | caps2 = 222 | goals2 = 177 | years3 = 1978–1979 | clubs3 = Olympiacos | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 7 | years4 = 1979–1980 | clubs4 = Atromitos | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 7 | years5 = 1980–1981 | clubs5 = Panathinaikos | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 3 | totalcaps = 317 | totalgoals = 237 | nationalyears1 = 1970–1977 | nationalteam1 = Greece | nationalcaps1 = 21 | nationalgoals1 = 6 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|GRE}}}} {{Medal|Comp|World Military Cup}} {{Medal|W|1969|}} }}
'''Antonis Antoniadis''' ({{langx|el|Αντώνης Αντωνιάδης}}, born 25 May 1946) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored 243 goals during his 22-year-long career. He started his career in 1964 playing for Aspida Xanthi before moving to Panathinaikos on 31 July 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xanthisports.gr/san-simera-45-chronia-prin-otan-o-antonis-antoniadis-ipegrafe-apo-tin-aspida-xanthis-ston-panathinaiko/ |title=Σαν σήμερα, 45 χρόνια πριν: Όταν ο Αντώνης Αντωνιάδης υπέγραφε από την Ασπίδα Ξάνθης στον Παναθηναϊκό - XanthiSports |access-date=28 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223150202/http://www.xanthisports.gr/san-simera-45-chronia-prin-otan-o-antonis-antoniadis-ipegrafe-apo-tin-aspida-xanthis-ston-panathinaiko/ |archive-date=23 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Antoniadis scored his first official goal for Panathinaikos on 27 October 1968 in a 1–0 victory over Apollon Athens. During his time at Xanthi, he was sometimes used as a goalkeeper because of his height. His nickname was ''"the Tall"'' ({{langx|el|"Ο Ψηλός}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biblionet.gr/author/99630/Antonis_Antoniadis |title=.:BiblioNet : Αντωνιάδης, Αντώνης, 1946- |access-date=2015-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223145539/http://www.biblionet.gr/author/99630/Antonis_Antoniadis |archive-date=23 February 2015}}</ref>
==Career== [[File:Antonis Antoniadis.jpg|thumb|Antoniadis with Ferenc Puskás (1971)]] Antoniadis scored 187 goals in 242 matches in the Greek Championship, and was top scorer five times: in 1970 (25 goals), 1972 (39 goals), 1973 (22), 1974 (26) and 1975 (20). In 1971, when Panathinaikos reached the European Cup Final against Ajax, Antoniadis was the leading scorer in the tournament with 10 goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sansimera.gr/articles/147|title=ΠΑΟ: Η "εποποιία" του Γουέμπλεϊ}}</ref>
During the summer of 1978 he was transferred to Olympiacos where he stayed for one season, playing in 13 games and scoring 7 goals. He later went on to play for Atromitos Athens. In 1980 he went full circle and returned to Panathinaikos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pao.gr/el/history/pastlegends/?itemid%3Df1a51b6d-6507-47ba-93ce-dc94360528b1 |title=Untitled Page |access-date=2015-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223171114/http://www.pao.gr/el/history/pastlegends/?itemid=f1a51b6d-6507-47ba-93ce-dc94360528b1 |archive-date=23 February 2015}}</ref> Antoniadis is known for his accurate heading and long, powerful shots. He made 21 appearances and scored 6 goals for the Greece national team between 1970 and 1977.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Hellenic Football Federation |script-title=el:ΕΘΝΙΚΕΣ ΟΜΑΔΕΣ > Εθνική Ομάδα Ανδρών |url=http://www.epo.gr/ethniki/men/men1.asp |language=el |access-date=2009-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130114707/http://www.epo.gr/ethniki/men/men1.asp |archive-date=30 November 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
After his retirement, he served as president of Panhellenic Professional Football Players Association (1980 - 2008) and as vice-president of the football team of Panathinaikos Athletic Club from 2008 to 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=ΠΑΟ: Παραιτήθηκε και ο Αντωνιάδης με αιχμές κατά Τζίγγερ... |url=https://www.protothema.gr/sports/article/70376/pao-paraiththhke-kai-o-antoniadhs-me-aixmes-kata-tzigger/ |website=protothema |date=June 2010 |access-date=7 March 2024}}</ref>
==Honours==
'''Panathinaikos''' *Alpha Ethniki: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1976–77 *Greek Cup: 1968–69, 1976–77 *European Cup: 1971 ''(runner-up)'' *Intercontinental Cup: 1971 ''(runner-up)'' *Balkans Cup: 1977
'''Greece military''' *World Military Cup: 1969
'''Individual''' *Beta Ethniki top scorer: 1967–68 *Alpha Ethniki top scorer: 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75 '''(record)''' *European Cup top scorer: 1970–71 *European Silver Boot: 1971
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Football League Greece top scorers}} {{UEFA Champions League top scorers}} {{Super League Greece top scorers}} {{Greek Cup top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Antoniadis, Antonis}} Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:Greek men's footballers Category:Greece men's international footballers Category:Pontic Greeks Category:Olympiacos F.C. players Category:Panathinaikos F.C. players Category:Xanthi F.C. players Category:Atromitos F.C. players Category:Super League Greece players Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Footballers from Xanthi Category:UEFA Champions League top scorers Category:20th-century Greek sportsmen