Nick Papadakis
Encyclopedia
Nick Papadakis is a retired Canadian
association football player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League
and earned four caps for the Canadian national side
. He is the current CEO of the USL First Division
.
where he is the all-time points leader He was a 1963 and 1966 Honorable Mention (third team) All American. In 1995, he was inducted into the Hartwick Hawks Hall of Fame. In 1968, he signed with the Atlanta Chiefs
of the North American Soccer League
. In 1973, new ownership renamed the team the Atlanta Apollos
. He finished his professional career with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1975.
Papadakis earned four caps for the Canadian national side
in 1968, scoring two goals.
In August 2009, NuRock Soccer Holdings, co-owned by Alex Papadakis and Rob Hoskins, purchased the USL First Division
. The group installed Nick Papadakis as league CEO.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
association football player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
and earned four caps for the Canadian national side
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
. He is the current CEO of the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
.
Bio
Papadakis attended Hartwick CollegeHartwick College
Hartwick College is a non-denominational, private, four-year liberal arts and sciences college located in Oneonta, New York, in the United States. The institution was founded as Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick, and is now known as Hartwick College...
where he is the all-time points leader He was a 1963 and 1966 Honorable Mention (third team) All American. In 1995, he was inducted into the Hartwick Hawks Hall of Fame. In 1968, he signed with the Atlanta Chiefs
Atlanta Chiefs
The Atlanta Chiefs were a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia that played in the NPSL and NASL from 1967 to 1972. Their home fields were Atlanta Stadium and Tara Stadium . The club was the brainchild of Dick Cecil, then Vice President of the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise who were the Chiefs'...
of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
. In 1973, new ownership renamed the team the Atlanta Apollos
Atlanta Chiefs
The Atlanta Chiefs were a soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia that played in the NPSL and NASL from 1967 to 1972. Their home fields were Atlanta Stadium and Tara Stadium . The club was the brainchild of Dick Cecil, then Vice President of the Atlanta Braves baseball franchise who were the Chiefs'...
. He finished his professional career with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in 1975.
Papadakis earned four caps for the Canadian national side
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
in 1968, scoring two goals.
In August 2009, NuRock Soccer Holdings, co-owned by Alex Papadakis and Rob Hoskins, purchased the USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
. The group installed Nick Papadakis as league CEO.