Takis Ikonomopoulos

Takis Ikonomopoulos
Ikonomopoulos in 1971
Personal information
Full name Panagiotis Ikonomopoulos
Date of birth (1943-10-19)19 October 1943
Place of birth Kallithea, Athens, Greece
Date of death 10 February 2025(2025-02-10) (aged 81)
Place of death Athens, Greece
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1959–1961 Kallithea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1962 Apollon Athens
1962–1963 Proodeftiki 18 (0)
1963–1976 Panathinaikos 303 (0)
1976–1977 Panachaiki 25 (0)
1977–1979 Apollon Athens 32 (0)
International career
1965–1974 Greece 25 (0)
Managerial career
2002 Panathinaikos (goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Panagiotis "Takis" Ikonomopoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης "Τάκης" Οικονομόπουλος; 19 October 1943 – 10 February 2025) was a Greek professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, spending most of his career with Panathinaikos. He made 25 appearances for the Greece national team. He was nicknamed "The Bird" (Greek: "Το Πουλί") after his impressive dives he did during his career.