Themis Rigas
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Themis Rigas (born 1945 - died 13 January 1984), popularly nicknamed The Train, is a former Greek
footballer (winger) born in Patras
. One of the fastest and most talented wingers of his generation, he was a member of the great Panachaiki
football team that impressed Greece
in the seventies and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup.
He died in a domestic accident in 1984, at the age of 39, leaving behind him the Panachaiki
family without one of its most eminent members.
and scored 23 goals.
Greece
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footballer (winger) born in Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
. One of the fastest and most talented wingers of his generation, he was a member of the great Panachaiki
Panachaiki
Panachaiki, known officially as Panachaiki GE , the Pan-Achaean Athletic Union, is a Greek multisport club based in the city of Patras, Greece.- History :...
football team that impressed Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in the seventies and qualified to the 1974 UEFA Cup.
He died in a domestic accident in 1984, at the age of 39, leaving behind him the Panachaiki
Panachaiki
Panachaiki, known officially as Panachaiki GE , the Pan-Achaean Athletic Union, is a Greek multisport club based in the city of Patras, Greece.- History :...
family without one of its most eminent members.
Statistics
Themis Rigas had 165 First Division appearances for PanachaikiPanachaiki
Panachaiki, known officially as Panachaiki GE , the Pan-Achaean Athletic Union, is a Greek multisport club based in the city of Patras, Greece.- History :...
and scored 23 goals.