Xenofon Markopoulos

Xenofon Markopoulos with AEK Athens
Personal information
Full name	Xenofontas Markopoulos
Date of birth	(1921-01-01)1 January 1921
Place of birth	Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Place of death	Greece
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
–1938	Panvyzantinos Kalogreza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1938–1951	AEK Athens	12	(3)
Total		12	(3)
International career
1948–1949	Greece	5	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Xenofon Markopoulos (Greek: Ξενοφών Μαρκόπουλος; 1 January 1921 – ?), also known as "Xenos" in short, was a Greek footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Following the events of the Asia Minor Disaster and after the settlement of his family in Kalogreza in 1922, Markopoulos started playing football at Pamvyzantinos Kalogreza. In 1938 he transferred to AEK Athens. On 3 July 1949, he played in the Cup final against Panathinaikos, at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, where AEK won the title.^[1] He was consiedered a specialist in scoring goals with headers. He played at AEK Athens until the end of his career in 1951,^[2] at the age of just 30, winning 2 consecutive Panhellenic Championships, 3 Cups and 4 Athens FCA Championships, including the first domestic double in by a Greek club in 1939.^[3]

International career

Markopoulos played in five games with Greece and scored two goals, between 1948 and 1949.^[4] His debut took place on 23 April 1948 in Greece's first post-war match, a home friendly against Turkey.^[5][6]

Personal life

Markopoulos had a son named Thodoris, who also followed the career of a footballer.^[7]

Honours

AEK Athens

• Panhellenic Championship: 1938–39, 1939–40
• Greek Cup: 1938–39, 1948–49, 1949–50
• Athens FCA League: 1940, 1946, 1947, 1950

Individual

• Greek Cup top scorer: 1948–49