Thanasis Bebis

Thanasis Bebis
Personal information
Full name Athanasios Bebis
Date of birth (1928-06-26)26 June 1928
Place of birth Votanikos, Greece
Date of death 23 July 2017(2017-07-23) (aged 89)
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1943–1945 Prasina Poulia
1945 Enosi Agiou Andrea
1945–1947 Akratitos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1948 Fostiras
1948–1953 Olympiacos
1953–1954 Akratitos
1954–1963 Olympiacos
1963–1965 Vyzas Megara
1965–1966 Argonaftis Piraeus
International career
1950–1959 Greece 17 (1)
1952–1960 Greece Olympic 2 (0)
Managerial career
1968–1969 Vyzas Megara
1969 Olympiacos (caretaker)
1969–1970 Vyzas Megara
1983 Olympiacos (caretaker)
1984 Olympiacos (caretaker)
1985 Olympiacos (caretaker)
1987 Korinthos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thanasis Bebis (Greek: Θανάσης Μπέμπης; 26 June 1928 – 23 July 2017) was a Greek professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is deeply connected to Olympiacos, where he spent most of his career and won 24 titles. He made 17 appearances for the Greece national team scoring one goal. He was given the nickname "Pinocchio" as he deceived the opposite defences with his dribbling skills and moves with the ball.