Zacharias Chaliabalias
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-03-08)8 March 1946
Place of birth Thessaloniki, Greece
Date of death 22 July 2020(2020-07-22) (aged 74)
Place of death Thessaloniki, Greece
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1975 Iraklis 280
International career‡
1968–1972 Greece 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2013

Zacharias Chaliabalias (Greek: Ζαχαρίας Χαλιαμπάλιας; 8 March 1946 – 22 July 2020) was a Greek international footballer who spent his entire career with Iraklis playing as a centre-back.

Club career

Chaliabalias was born in Thessaloniki, and started his career for Iraklis in 1964.[1] He was driven out of the club in 1975, after he admitted to a bribe attempt by Panathinaikos officials.[2][3] Chaliabalias is the fifth all-time leader in league appearances for Iraklis, appearing in no less than 280 occasions for the club.[4]

International career

Chaliabalias made his debut for Greece in a friendly 4-1 home win against Egypt on 21 November 1968.[5] Totally he gained three caps for Greece.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Greece 1974/75". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Για να θυμούνται οι παλιοί και να μαθαίνουν οι νέοι (in Greek). BlueArena.gr. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Η ιστορία του τμήματος μέρος Γ' (in Greek). Γ.Σ. Ηρακλής. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Ένα Κύπελλο & 4 χαμένοι τελικοί. sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 29 November 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Εθνική Ανδρών 1966-1970 (PDF) (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Συμμετοχές – Γκολ - Χ (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2013.


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