Themis Rigas

Themis Rigas (Greek: Θέμης Ρήγας; born 1945 - died 13 January 1984), popularly nicknamed The Train, was a Greek footballer 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.^[2] In 1974, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.^[3]

Themis Rigas

Personal information
Date of birth	1945
Place of birth	Patras, Greece
Date of death	13 January 1984
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
1960–1962	Apollon Athens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1963	Panachaiki
1963–1964	Olympiakos Patras
1964–1965	Panachaiki
1965–1967	Thyella Patras
1967–1973	Panachaiki	83	(12)
1974	→ Toronto Homer (loan)
1974–1976	Panachaiki	58	(9)
1976	Toronto Metros-Croatia[1]	10	(0)
1976–1977	Patrai
1977–1979	Panachaiki	24	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Statistics

Themis Rigas had 165 First Division appearances for Panachaiki and scored 23 goals.

References

1. "NASL-Themis Rigas".
2. rsssf
3. "Eagles, Homer stay unbeaten, tie 1-1 before 10,951 fans". The Globe and Mail. 20 May 1974. p. S8.

Notes

• Rsssf, website about football statistics