Tryfon Tzanetis


Tryfon Tzanetis was a Greek football player and coach. Born in 1918 in Smyrna, he was a best known as a center forward for AEK Athens F.C. during the 1930s and 1940s, partnering Kleanthis Maropoulos in AEK's front line. Late in his career he was converted into a center back by his coach.
During his playing career Tzanetis was capped once by Greece.
After his playing days were over, Tzanetis took up coaching and was AEK's coach in: 1952, 1955, 1961, 1962 and 1966. In between his stints with AEK he was also coach of the Greek national football team with a record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses.