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Latest revision as of 20:51, 18 September 2025
Greek footballer (1945–1984)
Themis Rigas (Greek: ΘÎμης Ρήγας; 1945 – 13 January 1984), popularly nicknamed The Train, was a Greek footballer born in Patras. One of the fastest and most talented wingers of his generation,[citation needed] he was a member of the Panachaiki football team that impressed Greece in the seventies and qualified for the 1974 UEFA Cup.[2]
Themis Rigas had 165 First Division appearances for Panachaiki and scored 23 goals.[3]
In the summer of 1973, he played in the American Soccer League with the New York Apollo.[4]
In 1974, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Homer.[5]
In 1976, Rigas returned to Canada, where he signed with the Toronto Metros-Croatia of the North American Soccer League.[6][7] He debuted for Toronto on 16 May 1976, against the Tampa Bay Rowdies, where he contributed an assist.[8] Rigas was named to the league’s team of the week on 25 May 1976.[9] His stint with Toronto was brief as he was placed on waivers in July 1976.[10]
Rigas died in a domestic accident in 1984, at the age of 39, leaving behind him the Panachaiki family without one of its most eminent members.[11][12]
