Christos Ribas
Christos Ribas (; 1913 – 19 October 1981) was a Greek footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AEK Athens and a manager. His nickname was "The Bird" (). Club career Ribas started football in 1927, at the age of 14, playing as a striker for Atromitos Nea Ionia. The following year the Hungarian coach Sveg watched him play as a goalkeeper for the Athens College Branch team at the stadium of Panellinios and invited him to enroll in the infrastructure sections of AEK Athens. In 1929 he was promoted to the first team and in 5 May of that year, he made his debut against Ferencvárosi, for the Easter Cup. On 27 December 1931, he impressed with his performance against Wacker, for the Christmas Cup. On 28 May 1939, Ribas played in the Cup final against PAOK, at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, where AEK won their second Cup in their history winning by 2–1. He was the main goalkeeper of AEK Athens until the end of his career as a footballer in 1947, winning 2 consecutive Panhellenic Championships, 2 Cups and 3 Athens FCA Championships, including the first domestic double in by a Greek club in 1939. International career Ribas played 9 times for Greece including his last one as captain. In 1933, he was invited to the Balkan mixed team for a match against the World mixed team, which was eventually postponed. After football After the end of his career as a footballer, Ribas was involved with AEK, becoming a member of their staff, while also managing teams such as Egaleo, Loutraki, Elefsina and Markopoulo. Personal life Ribas was married and had a son named Alexander. He died on 19 October 1981. Honours AEK Athens Panhellenic Championship: 1938–39, 1939–40 Greek Cup: 1931–32, 1938–39 Athens FCA League: 1940, 1946, 1947 See also List of one-club men in association football References External links Official website of Amateur AEK When Christos Ribas left, Stavros Kazantzoglou'' 1913 births 1981 deaths Greece men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Athens Greek men's footballers AEK Athens F.C. players People from Manisa