Giorgos Koudas

Date of birth23 November 1946
Place of birthAgios Pavlos
NationalityGreek
PositionMidfielder

Giorgos Koudas made a final appearance for Greece in a friendly against Yugoslavia on 20 September 1995 to become the oldest international player (48 years and 301 days) until George Weah beat the record in September 2018.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1967-68 Greece UEFA European Championship 1
1968-69 Greece Balkan Under-23 1
1
1968-69 Greece FIFA World Cup 1
1
1968-69 Greece International Friendly
1
1969-70 Greece FIFA World Cup 2
1
1970-71 Greece International Friendly 5
1970-71 Greece UEFA European Championship 3
1971-72 Greece International Friendly 5
1971-72 Greece UEFA European Championship 1
1972-73 Greece FIFA World Cup 2
1
1972-73 Greece International Friendly 1
1973-74 Greece FIFA World Cup
1
1973-74 Greece International Friendly 1
1975-76 Greece Balkan Cup 1
1975-76 Greece International Friendly 2
1
1975-76 Greece UEFA European Championship 1
1976-77 Greece FIFA World Cup 3
1978-79 Greece Balkan Cup 1
1
1978-79 Greece International Friendly 1
1978-79 Greece UEFA European Championship 1
1979-80 Greece UEFA European Championship
1
1980-81 Greece FIFA World Cup
1
1980-81 Greece International Friendly 2
1981-82 Greece FIFA World Cup 1
1981-82 Greece International Friendly 2
1995-96 Greece International Friendly 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
05 Nov 1967 Austria v Greece D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 3
21 Nov 1968 Greece v Egypt W 4-1 International Friendly
11 Dec 1968 Greece v Portugal W 4-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
04 May 1969 Portugal v Greece D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
29 Jun 1969 Romania v Greece W 0-4 BALKAN U23 Final
15 Oct 1969 Greece v Switzerland W 4-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
16 Nov 1969 Romania v Greece D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 1
11 Oct 1970 Malta v Greece D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 3
28 Oct 1970 Spain v Greece L 2-1 International Friendly
17 Nov 1970 Greece v Australia L 1-3 International Friendly
22 Nov 1970 Greece v West Germany L 1-3 International Friendly
09 Dec 1970 Greece v Cyprus D 1-1 International Friendly
15 Dec 1970 Greece v Switzerland L 0-1 UEFA European Championship Group 3
31 Jan 1971 Cyprus v Greece W 1-2 International Friendly
07 Apr 1971 Greece v Bulgaria L 0-1 International Friendly
21 Apr 1971 England v Greece L 3-0 UEFA European Championship Group 3
30 Sep 1971 Greece v Mexico L 0-1 International Friendly
17 Nov 1971 Bulgaria v Greece D 2-2 International Friendly
01 Dec 1971 Greece v England L 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 3
04 Mar 1972 Greece v Italy W 2-1 International Friendly
12 Apr 1972 Greece v Spain D 0-0 International Friendly
07 May 1972 Ethiopia v Greece W 0-1 International Friendly
19 Nov 1972 Yugoslavia v Greece L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Group 7
17 Jan 1973 Greece v Spain L 2-3 FIFA World Cup Group 7
31 Jan 1973 Greece v Bulgaria D 2-2 International Friendly
08 Sep 1973 France v Greece L 3-1 International Friendly
19 Dec 1973 Greece v Yugoslavia L 2-4 FIFA World Cup Group 7
24 Sep 1975 Greece v Romania D 1-1 BALKAN CUP
11 Oct 1975 Germany v Greece D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Group 8
30 Dec 1975 Italy v Greece L 3-2 International Friendly
06 May 1976 Greece v Poland W 1-0 International Friendly
24 Apr 1977 USSR v Greece L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Group 9
10 May 1977 Greece v USSR W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Group 9
28 May 1977 Hungary v Greece L 3-0 FIFA World Cup Group 9
29 Oct 1978 Greece v Hungary W 4-1 UEFA European Championship Group 6
13 Dec 1978 Greece v Romania W 2-1 BALKAN CUP
14 Feb 1979 Israel v Greece L 4-1 International Friendly
17 Jun 1980 Germany v Greece D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Finals Group A
11 Nov 1980 Greece v Australia D 3-3 International Friendly
15 Apr 1981 Cyprus v Greece W 0-1 International Friendly
29 Apr 1981 Yugoslavia v Greece L 5-1 FIFA World Cup Group 5
23 Sep 1981 Greece v Sweden W 2-1 International Friendly
14 Oct 1981 Greece v Denmark L 2-3 FIFA World Cup Group 5
10 Mar 1982 Greece v USSR L 0-2 International Friendly
20 Sep 1995 Greece v Yugoslavia L 0-2 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.