Photo: Andreas Nowak / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Theofanis Gekas is the kind of striker I have a soft spot for: not a global superstar, just a relentless goal machine who topped the scoring charts in both Greece and the Bundesliga. That dual feat impresses me more than a glamorous CV would. He bounced around Germany, Turkey, England and Spain, which tells me he was always wanted, always finding the net somewhere. There's something honest about a poacher whose whole reputation rests on putting the ball away. Now into coaching and football administration, he feels like a player turning hard-won instinct into something he can pass on.
Overview
Theofanis Gekas (Greek: Θεοφάνης Γκέκας; born 23 May 1980) is a Greek professional football official, coach and former player who played as a striker. He has been the top goalscorer of Super League Greece and the Bundesliga in previous seasons. Most of his career has been spent in those two countries and Turkey, but he has also played top-flight football in England and Spain.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Theofanis Gekas
- Name (Japanese)
- テオファニス・ゲカス
- Reading
- ておふぁにす・げかす
- Born
- May 23, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
- Origin
- Larissa, Larissa Regional Unit, Greece
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 179 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Greece →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.