Anthimos Kapsis


Anthimos Kapsis is a Greek former International footballer who played as a sweeper.

Career

Born in Astypalaia, Kapsis' family moved to Keratsini when he was young. Kapsis played for the Panathinaikos FC from 1969 until 1984 and was a member of that team when it played in Wembley Stadium, located in London, England, in the 1971 European Cup Final.
Kapsis was capped thirty-six times by the Greece national football team and was a member of the team that competed in Euro 1980. He was also selected to an all-European squad that faced a South American one in a charity game.

Personal life

He is the father of Michalis Kapsis, who is also a football player and was included in the squad of Euro 2004 that went on to win the tournament.