Nick Sevastopoulos

Nick Sevastopoulos (born February 26, 1945) is a Greek former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Nick Sevastopoulos
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-02-26) 26 February 1945
Place of birth Tavros, Kingdom of Greece
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1969 AEK Athens
1973–1974 Toronto Homer
1975 Windsor Stars
1976 Toronto Metros-Croatia 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Sevastopoulos started playing at the youth level with Panathinaikos F.C. academy in 1956.[1] In 1963, he played with AEK Athens F.C. in the Alpha Ethniki where he played for five seasons.[2] In 1973, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer in 1973 under the name Gus Hatoupis.[3] He returned to play with Toronto Homer for the 1974 season.[4] In 1975, he was acquired by league rivals Windsor Stars where he appeared in eight matches.[3] He was shortly released by Windsor as the Ontario Soccer Association notified the club over the confusion of his playing name.[3]

In 1976, he signed with Toronto Metros-Croatia of the North American Soccer League, and played in three matches.[5][6] Throughout his short tenure with Toronto he was deemed as an ineligible player by the Canadian Soccer Association as he was registered under his legal name as Nick Sevastopoulos, which caused a problem with the Greek Football Association as he failed to get permission to play abroad.[7][8]

References
  1. Chronopoulos, George (2019-02-26). "Συμπαίκτης του Εουσέμπιο, αντίπαλος του Πελέ. Ο Νίκος Σεβαστόπουλος στο Sport-Retro.gr". Sport-Retro.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Νίκος Σεβαστόπουλος". Βάση Δεδομένων Α.Ε.Κ. (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  3. Hall, Dave (May 17, 1976). "Growing pains are subsiding". Windsor Star. p. 22.
  4. "Homer romps over Ukraina". Toronto Star. May 29, 1974. p. D4.
  5. "NASL-Nick Sevastopoulos". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  6. "Mefros face tough soccer test in match with Glasgow Rangers". The Globe and Mail. May 26, 1976. p. S5.
  7. "Alias may turn Metros' victory into a defeat". Toronto Star. April 30, 1976. p. C2.
  8. "Η περιπετειώδης καριέρα του Νίκου Σεβαστόπουλου". Εφημερίδα Κοινωνική (in Greek). October 21, 2014. Retrieved 2021-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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