Robert Mallios Galić

Robert Mallios Galić
Mallios in 1932
Personal information
Full name Robert Mallios Galić
Date of birth 1905
Place of birth Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923−1928 Hefestos Constantinople
1928−1933 AEK Athens
1933−1936 Enosis Neon Trust (player-coach)
International career
1930–1933 Greece 12 (1)
Managerial career
1936−1937 Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü
1937−1940 Pezoporikos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Mallios Galić (Greek: Ροβέρτος Μάλλιος-Γκάλιτς; 1905 – ?), known as "Mallios" in short, was a Greek footballer who played as a defender and a later manager.[1]

Club career

Mallios started his career at Hefestos Constantinople in 1923. In 1928 he traveled to Greece, where he was transferred to AEK Athens and competed as an expatriate.[1] He was one of the defensive pillars of the club and in 1931 he won the first Greek Cup, that was also the first title for the club, defeating Aris 5–3.[2]

On 27 September 1933[1] he went to Cyprus to join Enosis Neon Trust for a season, where he was their captain and manager. He won both the first Cypriot Championship[3][4] and the first two Cypriot Cups,[5] helping his team become the first to achieve a domestic double in Cypriot football. He ended his playing career in 1936, at the age of 31.

International career

Mallios played 12 times with the Greece and scored 1 goal, between 1930 and 1933, where he also was their captain on occasion.[6][7] His debut took place on 2 March 1930 in an away friendly match against Italy B. On 13 December 1931, he scored his only goal in the blue-and-white shirt when he opened the score with a well-placed penalty in a home friendly 2–4 defeat against Hungary B.[8] He became the first footballer of AEK Athens to score a goal with the national team.[9]

Managerial career

After Mallios left Enosis Neon Trust he coached Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü for a season and in 1937 he took over at Pezoporikos until 1940, which was the last stop of his career.

Honours

As a player

AEK Athens

As a player-coach

Enosis Neon Trust

References

  1. ^ a b c "Όταν ο Μάλλιος άφησε... την ΑΕΚ για να πάρει πρωτάθλημα στην Κύπρο!". aek-live.gr. 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ "8/11/1931: Όταν η ΑΕΚ κατέκτησε το πρώτο Κύπελλο Ελλάδας". sport24.gr.
  3. ^ "Π. Χριστοδούλου: Ο πρώτος Κύπριος προπονητής που παίρνει τίτλο μετά από 32 χρόνια". balla.com.
  4. ^ "Cyprus 1934/35". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ "1934/35 Cyprus Cup". RSSSF. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Συμμετοχές και γκολ όλων των διεθνών (Κ-Μ)". 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Rovertos Mallios (Galić)". eu-football.info.
  8. ^ "Greece matches 1929-1938" (PDF). epo.gr.
  9. ^ "Για πρώτη φορά "Ενωσίτης" βάζει γκολ για την Εθνική!". 8 March 2017.