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Vasilios Manettas or Lappas (Greek: Βασίλης Μανέττας ή Λάππας; 1 January 1917 – 18 June 2003) was a Greek footballer who played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vasilios Manettas | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Smyrna, Ottoman Empire | ||
| Date of death | 18 June 2003 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Athens, Greece | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1945 | AEK Athens | 3 | (0) |
| 1945–1951 | Daphni Athens | ||
| International career | |||
| 1938 | Greece | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Manettas was born in Smyrna on the New Year of 1917. During the Asia Minor Disaster he lost his father, Theodoros Lappas and in September 1922 he came to Greece with his mother Heleni Manetta and his two older brothers.
Manettas started his football career in 1935 at AEK Athens where he stayed for a decade until 1945. He won at AEK 2 consecutive Panhellenic Championships, 2 Greek Cups and 1 Athens FCA League, including the first domestic double by a Greek club in 1939. In 1945 he joined Daphni Athens, where he completed his career in 1951.
Manettas played in one match for Greece on 20 February 1938 against Palestine.[2] for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[3]
AEK Athens
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