Dimitrios Koukoulitsios
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Larissa, Greece | ||
| Date of death | 6 September 1979 (aged 19) | ||
| Place of death | Thiva, Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1975 | AEL | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1979 | AEL | 119 | (22) |
| International career | |||
| Greece U-17 | |||
| Greece U-19 | |||
| Greece U-21 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dimitrios Koukoulitsios (1960-1979) was a Greek football player during the 1970s.[1] He played only for his hometown team AEL from 1972 to 1979. He became a professional at the early age of 15 and he earned 119 caps, scoring 22 goals. During this period, he was a part of U-17, U-19 and U-21 Greece national teams.
Koukoulitsios died in a car accident in Thiva on 6 September 1979, along with his teammate Dimitrios Mousiaris.[2] He was only 19. In the car was Giannis Valaoras too, who survived and became one of AEL's best of all times.
References
- ^ Galati (5 September 2020). "Οι διεθνείς ποδοσφαιριστές της Λάρισας, Δημήτρης Μουσιάρης και Δημήτρης Κουκουλίτσιος, χάνουν τη ζωή τους σε δυστύχημα στην εθνική οδό. Από θαύμα σώθηκε ο Γιάννης Βαλαώρας". ΜΗΧΑΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΟΝΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Οι δύο αδικοχαμένοι "Δημήτρηδες" της ΑΕΛ". www.eleftheria.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 4 September 2023.