Tryfon Tzanetis

Tryfon Tzanetis (Greek: Τρύφων Τζανετής) was a Greek football player and coach. Born in 1918 in Smyrna (today's Izmir), he was a best known as a center forward for AEK Athens F.C. during the 1930s and 1940s, partnering Kleanthis Maropoulos in AEK's front line.[1] Late in his career he was converted into a center back by his coach.

Tryfon Tzanetis

Personal information
Date of birth	1918
Place of birth	Smyrna, Ottoman Empire
Date of death	1998
Place of death	Athens, Greece
Playing position(s)	Striker, Center back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1932–1933	Eleftheroupoli
1933–1950	AEK Athens
National team
1949	Greece	1	(0)
Teams managed
1950–1952	Egaleo
1952–1957	AEK Athens
1960–1961	Greece
1961–1962	AEK Athens
1962–1964	Greece
1965–1966	AEK Athens
1967–1968	Apollon Athens
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

During his playing career Tzanetis was capped once by Greece.

After his playing days were over, Tzanetis took up coaching and was AEK's coach in: 1952, 1955, 1961, 1962 and 1966. In between his stints with AEK he was also coach of the Greek national football team (1960, 1961, 1963, 1964) with a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses.

References

1. Το ερασιτεχνικό ποδόσφαιρο στα Γιάννινα 1918–1966 (in Greek). Zosimaia.gr. Retrieved 11 January 2012.