Date of birth 1960 1972-1975 Larissa Position Midfielder Died September 6, 1979 | Place of death Thiva, Greece Role Football player Place of birth Larissa, Greece Name Dimitrios Koukoulitsios | |
Date of death 6 September 1979(1979-09-06) (aged 19) | ||
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Dimitrios Koukoulitsios was a Greek football player, one of the greatest talents of the 1970s. 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. He was only 19. In the car was Giannis Valaoras too, who survived and became one of AEL's best of all times.
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