13 Facts About Themos Asderis

Themistoklis "Themos" Asderis was a Greek footballer who played as a defender in the 1920s and later a manager.

Themos Asderis was a pioneer of Greek football and one of the main founders of Pera Club and AEK Athens.

Themos Asderis formed a great defending partnership alongside Miltos Ieremiadis, for the first 5 years of the club's excistance.

Themos Asderis was a small and fast footballer and had already reached the age of 28 when AEK informally acquired their home ground in Nea Filadelfeia and managed to play on the soil of Filadelfeia before retiring from football in 1929, at the young age of 29.

Themos Asderis started his career as a referee almost immediately after his retirement as a football player in 1930 and refereed football matches in both Athens and Thessaloniki for a season, but with meager results.

Themos Asderis was one of the few people who had contact with the sport and very quickly returned to his "home", as he took over the technical leadership of AEK, after the removal of Emil Rauchmaul.

Themos Asderis remained at the bench of AEK until 1933 and later returned the team alongside Kostas Negrepontis in a period of decline for the team.

Themos Asderis spent a period at Panathinaikos, where he helped them stand alongside the other Constantinopolitan and founding member of AEK Fokiona, Dimitriadis, during the very difficult years of the Occupation.

Themos Asderis became the first coach in the history of Greek football to work in all the clubs of the big three and at Olympiacos more mature than ever, he won the championship, as well as the Cup of 1947.

Themos Asderis was part of the technical staff during three of the four spells of Negrepontis on the bench of Greece.

In 1951 and at the age of 50, the Themos Asderis retired from active role, having done everything in football as a footballer, as a coach and as a referee.

Themos Asderis had written his name in the history of both AEK Athens and Olympiacos with a domestic double.

Themos Asderis had lived a life full of football, that ended on 22 March 1975, when he left his last breath in Athens.