Petros Ravousis(Greek:Πέτρος Ραβούσης;born 1 October 1954) is aGreekformer professionalfootballerwho played asdefenderand a former manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Petros Ravousis | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Kalyvia,Pella,Greece | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1972 | Aetos Skydra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1984 | AEK Athens | 263 | (3) |
| 1984–1988 | Levadiakos | 50 | (2) |
| Total | 313 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1976–1982 | Greece | 22 | (0) |
| 1979 | Greece military | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1996 | AEK Athens(assistant) | ||
| 1996–1997 | AEK Athens | ||
| 1997 | Paniliakos | ||
| 1998 | Panetolikos | ||
| 1999 | Veria | ||
| 2000 | AEK Larnaca | ||
| 2002–2003 | Akratitos | ||
| 2005 | Marko | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editRavousis took his first football steps inAetos Skydrafrom where he was transferred toAEK Athensin the summer of 1972. A dynamic and tough defender, who was developed by the then coachFrantišek Fadrhonc.The Czech coach, by movingLakis Nikolaoufrom the attack to the center of defense and pairing him with Ravousis, created one of the best defensive duos in Greek football history, as the one complemented the other's capabilities.[1]Ravousis, being dynamic and agile, also contributed to the team's scoring, usually in set-pieces in the opponent's area. He was a key player in AEK's course to thesemi-finalsof theUEFA Cupin the 1977. In the 12 years he played at AEK, he won 2Championshipsand 2Greek Cupsincluding a domestic double in 1978. In the summer of 1984, and after he had first taken care to prepare his successor as the leader of the "yellow-black" defense,Stelios Manolas,Ravousis left AEK and wore the shirt ofLevadiakos.After two seasons at the club ofLivadeia,in the summer of 1988 he retired from as a footballer at the age of 34.[2]
International career
editRavousis played withGreecein 22 matches, in the period between 1976 and 1981. He made his debut on 10 November 1976 underLakis Petropoulosin a friendly match againstAustria,held inKavala.[3]He was a member of the team in the final phase ofUEFA Euro 1980inItaly,where competed againstGermany[4]
Managerial career
editImmediately after his retirement, Ravousis started his managerial career in 1988, as the assistant coach ofDušan Bajevićat AEK Athens, in a period where the team played amazing football and won 4 championships and 1 cup. With Bajević leaving forOlympiakosin the summer of 1996, the owner of the club,Michalis Trochanasappointed Ravousis as Bajević's successor at the bench of the team. Yet again AEK played excellent football and won the cup and the super cup, reached the quarter-finals of theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup,while finishing at the 2nd place in the league. That season Ravousis defeated his "teacher" Bajević in 3 of the 4 matches they faced each other. Trochanas created problems for Ravousis made him leave after the end of the season. After AEK, Ravousis sat on the bench of various smaller clubs, such asPaniliakos,Panetolikos,Veria,AEK Larnaca,AkratitosandMarkountil 2005, where he stayed away from the football benches.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League[a] | Greek Cup | Europe | Balkans Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AEK Athens | 1972–73 | Alpha Ethniki | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1973–74 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| 1977–98 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Levadiakos | 1984–85 | Beta Ethniki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985–86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1986–87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987–88[7] | Alpha Ethniki | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 276 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 334 | 5 | ||
- ^Also includes play-off matches.
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
Honours
editAs a player
editAEK Athens
As a coach
editAEK Athens
References
edit- ^"Lakis Nikolaou - Hall of fame".aekfc.gr.
- ^"Πέτρος Ραβούσης 2".aekpedia.com.
- ^"Greece matches 1976–1980"(PDF).epo.gr.
- ^"Συμμετοχές και γκολ όλων των διεθνών (Π-Σ)".epo.gr(in Greek). Archived fromthe originalon 31 December 2009.Retrieved20 November2009.
- ^"Πέτρος Ραβούσης".aekpedia.com.
- ^Petros Ravousis on football.aek.com
- ^"Greece 1987/88".
- ^Petros Ravousisat National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Petros Ravousisat WorldFootball.net
- Petros Ravousisat National-Football-Teams.com
- Petros Ravousisatkicker(in German)
- Petros Ravousisat EU-Football.info
