Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ilias Manikas | ||
Date of birth | 11 May 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Katerini, Greece | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pierikos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1997–2001 | Pierikos | 56 | (7) |
2001–2002 | AE Didymoteixou | ||
2002–2005 | Paniliakos | 75 | (16) |
2005 | Atromitos | 6 | (0) |
2006 | Levadiakos | 5 | (0) |
2006 | Apollon Kalamarias | 6 | (0) |
2007 | Pierikos | 11 | (4) |
2007–2008 | Thrasyvoulos | 28 | (2) |
2008–2010 | Panetolikos | 28 | (7) |
2010–2011 | Rodos | 24 | (9) |
2011–2012 | Asteras Magoula | 19 | (5) |
2012 | Vataniakos | 9 | (7) |
2013–2015 | Pierikos | 54 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ilias Manikas ( Greek: Ηλίας Μανίκας; born 11 May 1980 in Katerini) is a Greek former professional footballer. He holds the record for the fastest hat-trick in the history of Greek football.
Manikas started his career from Pierikos in 1997 and remained for 4 years. In 2002 he signed for Paniliakos. Between 2008 and 2010, he played for Panetolikos. After his contract expired, he signed with Rodos F.C. [1]
He returned to Pierikos in 2007 and 2013 and later was appointed as technical director. Since then he has joined lower leagues clubs.
On 5 December 2011 Manikas scored the fastest hat-trick in the history of Greek football, after scoring 3 times within 4 minutes during the Asteras Magoula - Zakynthos (3-1) in Gamma Ethniki. [2] [3]